Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2010-04-01
2010-11-23
Tucker, Wesley (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S130000, C382S172000, C382S173000, C382S257000, C382S263000, C382S272000, C382S274000, C382S128000, C600S437000, C600S461000, C600S444000, C378S037000, C378S063000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07840054
ABSTRACT:
A method for enhancing an ultrasound image is provided, wherein the ultrasound image is segmented into a feature region and a non-feature region, while sufficiently utilizing features contained in the ultrasound image, in particular including some inconspicuous features. The enhanced image according to present invention is not susceptive of the image segmentation and avoid dependence of the enhancement effect on the segmentation template, so as not to produce an evident artificial boundary between the feature region and the non-feature region but to highlight some special information in the image and to remove or mitigate invalid information. Thus the enhanced ultrasound image is particularly suitable for the visual system of the human beings.
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Feng Helin
Hu Qinjun
Ni Dong
Zhu Lei
Bitar Nancy
Christensen Kory D.
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
Stoel Rives LLP
Tucker Wesley
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