Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Mathias Schlueter

Andre Goossen

An image processing system and related method. The system comprises an input interface (IN) configured for receiving an input image. A filter (FIL) of the system filters said input image to obtain a structure image from said input image, said structure image including a range of image values. A range identifier (RID) of the system identifies, based on an image histogram for the structure image, an image value sub-range within said range. The sub-range being associated with a region of interest. The system output through an output interface (OUT) a specification for said image value sub-range. In addition or instead, a mask image for the region of interest or for region or low information is output.

Detection of regions with low information content in digital X-ray images

The invention relates to an apparatus () for processing a medical image (IM) of a structure of interest (SOI). The apparatus comprises a first unit () configured for decomposing the medical image (IM) into at least one band pass image (B) and a low pass image (L); a user interface () arranged for enabling a user to specify an enhancement curve (EC) for the radiographic image (IM) based on at least one of (i) a metric structure length (l), (ii) a structure selectivity (s) and (iii) a structure enhancement strength (a); a second unit () configured for applying the enhancement curve (EC) to the at least one band pass image (B) for generating at least one enhanced band pass image EB; and a third unit () configured for composing an enhanced medical image (EIM) based on the at least one enhanced band pass image (EB) and the low pass image (L). The invention also relates to a corresponding method of processing a medical image (IM).

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Ahrensburg, Germany

Mathias Schlueter