Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-14
2008-09-16
Mehta, Bhavesh (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S130000, C382S132000, C382S162000, C382S165000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07426289
ABSTRACT:
A method for combining serial radiological images includes the projection of each of the images onto a line in a color space, the evaluation of a vector sum of the resulting projections; and the generation of a composite image from the vector sum.
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Guttmann Charles R. G.
Meier Dominik
Mehta Bhavesh
Strege John B
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
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