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System and method of automatic prioritization and analysis of medical images

  • US 8,331,637 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2007
  • Issued: 12/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for analyzing a source medical image of a body organ, said system comprising:

  • a) an input unit for obtaining the source medical image, the source medical image having at least three dimensions;

    b) a segmentation unit, operatively associated with said input unit, configured for segmenting the source medical image into a segmented source medical image by matching the source medical image with a reference medical image of a respective normal organ, said segmented source medical image including a plurality of source segments, said reference medical image already being segmented into a plurality of reference segments, said reference medical image having at least three dimensions;

    c) a feature extraction unit, operatively associated with said segmentation unit, configured for obtaining a plurality of features of the body organ from the segmented source medical image; and

    d) a pathology detector unit, operatively associated with said feature extraction unit, configured for indicating at least one pathology based on said plurality of features.

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