Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Chen, Wenpeng (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
active
07983463
ABSTRACT:
A method for suppressing tagged material in prepless colonoscopy includes identifying and segmenting multiple density classes, intensity classes, or both in a volumetric medical image of a patient including a volume of the patient's colon and classifying the volume of the patient's colon into a plurality of types based upon the identified and segmented density classes, intensity classes, or both. The method further includes subtracting, suppressing, or leaving the tagged material in the image in accordance with the type classifications to produce a resulting image and visualizing the resulting image.
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Capolunghi Renaud
Doan Huy-Nam
Sirohey Saad Ahmed
Chen Wenpeng
General Electric Company
Small Dean
The Small Patent Law Group
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