Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Mancuso, Joseph (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10676721
ABSTRACT:
A method to detect and classify a structure of interest in a medical image is provided to enable high specificity without sacrificing the sensitivity of detection. The method is based on representing changes in three-dimensional image data with a vector field, characterizing the topology of this vector field and using the characterized topology of the vector field for classification of a structure of interest. The method could be used as a stand-alone method or as a post-processing method to enhance and classify outputs of a high-sensitivity low-specificity method to eliminate false positives.
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Acar Burak
Beaulieu Christopher F.
Gokturk Salih B.
Jeffrey, Jr. R. Brooke
Napel Sandy A.
Lumen Intellectual Property Services Inc.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Wang Claire X
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