Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Mehta, Bhavesh M. (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S199000, C382S154000, C128S915000, C128S916000, C600S447000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07110583
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes an automatic contour extracting unit that contains an initial contour extracting unit for roughly extracting an initial contour of an object to be examined from an ultrasound image by performing a predetermined operation (such as equalization, binarization, and degeneration) on the ultrasound image. The automatic contour extracting unit also contains a dynamic contour extracting unit for accurately extracting a final contour of the object by using the extracted initial contour as an initial value and by applying an active contour model, such as the SNAKES model, to the object within the ultrasound image.
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Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Mehta Bhavesh M.
Strege John
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