Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Choobin, Barry (Department: 2623)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S308000, C382S291000, C382S294000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07043066
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and computer readable medium for computerized processing of chest images including obtaining a digital first image of a chest (S100); producing a second image which is a mirror image (S300) of the first image; performing image warping on one of the first and second images to produce a warped image (S400) which is registered to the other of the first and second images; and subtracting the warped image from the other image to generate a subtraction image (S600). Another embodiment includes obtaining a digital first image of the chest of a subject; detecting ribcage edges on both sides of the lungs in the first chest image; determining average horizontal locations of the left and right ribcage edges at plural vertical locations; fitting the determined average horizontal locations to a straight line to derive a midline; rotating the chest image so that the midline is vertical; and shifting the rotated image to produce a lateral inclination corrected (S200) second image with the midline centered in the lateral inclination corrected image.
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Doi Kunio
Ishida Takayuki
Katsuragawa Shigehiko
Li Qiang
Arch Development Corporation
Choobin Barry
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
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