Method for segmenting arteries and veins

Details Method for segmenting arteries and veins Method for segmenting arteries and veins

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Strege, John B (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

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Biomedical applications

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07876936

ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment a radiologist traces the pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins visible in a set of CT images and identifies the arteries and veins. The radiologist's identification of the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins is then received by an image analyzer and combined with the analyzer's identification of the pulmonary arteries to form a combined identification; and the analyzer then reviews this combined identification of the pulmonary arteries to detect any pulmonary embolisms. The radiologist's identification of any pulmonary embolisms is compared with the analyzer's identification of any pulmonary embolisms to determine if there are any embolisms identified by the analyzer that were not identified by the radiologist.

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