Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

David Schottlander

Timor Kadir

Matthew David Kelly

Ludovic Sibille

In a method for retrieval of similar findings from a hybrid image dataset, a database of hotspots is prepared, wherein the hotspots are identified by binary strings encoding descriptors, and identify binary strings stored in the database are identified that resemble a new binary string.

System and method for retrieval of similar findings from a hybrid image dataset

The invention addresses the problem of reproducibly estimating statistics in structurally significant regions of interest of medical volumes where the data is acquired as projections of a Cartesian-space distribution. The regions of interest (ROI) are specified to a high resolution using a spatial reference dataset, and these are mapped to the spatial frame of reference of the apparatus on which the data was acquired. This allows the regions to be projected on to the detector loci of the apparatus and ROI activity is estimated directly from measurement projections. The invention also addresses problems associated with poor delineation of ROIs.

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Wickford, United Kingdom

David Schottlander