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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Nicole Schadewaldt, Norderstedt, DE;
Heinrich Schulz, Hamburg, DE;
Daniel Bystrov, Hamburg, DE;
Astrid Ruth Franz, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device for segmenting an image of a subject (), includes a data interface for receiving an image of the subject (), which image depicts a structure of said subject (). A translation unit translates a user-initiated motion of an image positioner into a first contour () surrounding said structure. A motion parameter registering unit registers a motion parameter of said user-initiated motion to said first contour (). The motion parameter includes a speed and/or an acceleration of an image positioner. An image control point unit distributes a plurality of image control points () on the first contour with a density decreasing with the motion parameter. A segmentation unit segments the image by determining a second contour () within the first contour based on the plurality of image control points (). The segmentation unit is configured to use one or more segmentation functions.