Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-10
2006-01-10
Choobin, Barry (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S169000, C382S173000, C382S171000, C382S274000, C382S240000, C382S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06985612
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for segmentation of a digital image being represented by picture element data for the purposes of visualization, segmentation and quantification, such as determining the volume of a segment. The method comprises the steps of performing a watershed transformation of the digital image by applying a watershed transformation method on the picture element data to provide one or more basins and post-processing by processing the picture element data belonging to at least one of the basins, where post-processing is one or a combination of the following steps: (i) gray-scale based segmentation, (ii) visualization using a transfer function, or (iii) volumetry using histogram analysis.
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Bianco Paul D.
Choobin Barry
Fleit Martin
Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L.
Mehta Bhavesh M.
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