Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Azarian, Seyed (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S294000, C378S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08009886
ABSTRACT:
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for performing medical image registration. Pixel and voxel correspondences are formulated as energy minimization problems and are optimized with graph cuts. The method includes processing a first set of data and a second set of data using a graph cuts algorithm to determine a minimum value of an energy function. The energy function has a data term and a smoothness term. The method also includes performing registration for the first set of data and the second set of data based on the data term and the smoothness term of the energy function. The system includes a computer system for performing medical image registration. The computer system comprises a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes program code executable by the processor for executing a medical image registration algorithm.
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Garvin Greg
Li Shou
Mahesh Prakash
Roeder Dave
Azarian Seyed
Dellapenna Michael A.
General Electric Company
McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.
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