Method and system to enhance robust identification of abnormal r

Details Method and system to enhance robust identification of abnormal r Method and system to enhance robust identification of abnormal r

1998-02-18

2000-05-23

Couso, Jose L.

Image analysis

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Biomedical applications

G06K 900

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060673729

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for detecting abnormal regions in living tissue depicted in a digital radiograph includes identifying suspected abnormal regions depicted in the radiograph and then, for each identified suspected abnormal region, extracting multiple topographic layers of the region from the digital radiograph; determining features of the region in each of the layers; and applying inter-layer multivariate non-linear criteria to the features to determine whether the suspected abnormal region is to be classified as an abnormal region. The distribution of digital values in the digitized radiograph is modified and a probabalistic determination is made as to whether suspected abnormal regions are actually abnormal from multiple analyses. An image is processed using at least two partially correlated detection schemes to produce at least two corresponding result sets of potentially abnormal regions; and the results of the detection schemes are combined using logical "AND" or logical "OR" combining rules to detect abnormal regions in the radiograph.

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