Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-01
2005-11-01
Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2621)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
active
06961454
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for segmenting a magnetic resonance image of interest of a left ventricle. The method includes determining a myocardium contour according to a graph cut of candidate endocardium contours, and a spline fitting to candidate epicardium contours in the absence of shape propagation. The method further includes applying a plurality of shape constraints to candidate endocardium contours and candidate epicardium contours to determine the myocardium contour, wherein a template is determined by shape propagation of a plurality of magnetic resonance images in a sequence including the magnetic resonance image of interest in the presence of shape propagation.
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F. Chau & Associates
Johns Andrew W.
Nakhjavan Shervin
Paschburg Donald B.
Siemens Corporation Research, Inc.
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