Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Mancuso, Joseph (Department: 2621)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S156000, C382S197000, C382S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07016521
ABSTRACT:
An image processing method of extracting the points of a path following a threadlike structure in an image (IP) formed by a grid of Potential points. A first processing step (4) implements a first path-tracking operation using a front marching technique denoted Filiation Front Marching Technique (FFM) for supplying at least one First Track of the threadlike structure, formed by succeeding points denoted Fathers and Children, by marching a Front of points forwards from a fixed Start point (A) to a fixed End point (B). A second processing step (5) implements a second path-tracking operation using the Filiation Front Marching Technique for supplying a Best Path from one First Track by back propagating the Front starting at the End Point and going through already determined Children and Fathers until the Start Point is reached.
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics , N.V.
Mancuso Joseph
Patel Shefali
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