Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-06
2009-12-29
Kassa, Yosef (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
C382S128000, C382S282000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07639895
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method of registering ultrasound image data of an object and second image data of the object, wherein the second image data are three-dimensional (3-D) image data. Sets (first sets IUS) of the ultrasound image data are obtained, wherein each set of ultrasound image data consists of ultrasound image data of locations within a single plane of a coordinate system of the ultrasound image data. Sets (second sets IEX) of 2-D image data from the second image data are extracted, wherein each set of 2-D image data consists of image data of locations within a single cut plane of a coordinate system of the second image data (unit41). One of the first sets (IUS) is compared with one of the second sets (IEX) and a measure of similarity between the first set (IUS) and the second set (IEX) is automatically generated (unit42). The similarity is optimised by varying the first set (IUS) and/or the second set (IEX) to be compared (unit43).
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Grimm Marcus
Sakas Georgios
Kassa Yosef
Medcom Gesellschaft fur Medizinische Bildverarbeitung mbH
Neifeld IP Law PC
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