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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Volpara Health Technologies Limited, Wellington, NZ;
Inventor:
Ralph Highnam, Wellington, NZ;
Assignee:
VOLPARA HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Wellington, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 11/003 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprises receiving image data representative of an X-ray image of at least part of a subject comprising tissue, wherein a first part of the X-ray image is directly 5 exposed and a second part of the X-ray image is representative of tissue in a region of the subject; and determining a measure of attenuation in dependence on an energy measure obtained from the first part of the X-ray image and an energy measure obtained from the second part of the X-ray image.