Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Miriam, Daniel (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S274000, C378S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07054473
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for analyzing a medical image obtained from one of a plurality of modalities, the method comprising normalizing the medical image to create a uniform display quality regardless of the original modality of the image.
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Marshall Julian
Roehrig Jimmy
Stapleton Sandra J.
Wood Susan A.
Azarian Seyed
Miriam Daniel
R2 Technology, Inc.
Szepesi Judith A.
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