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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan W. Stidham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Binu Enchakalody, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mahmoud Al-Hawary, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ashish Wasnik, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stewart C. Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A computer-automated method is presented for segmenting image data for an organ of a subject, where the organ is a tubular structure. The method includes: receiving image data representing a volume of the subject, such that the image data includes the organ; generating a centerline through the organ; determining location of an outer wall of the tube within the image data, where the location of the inner wall is determined using the centerline; determining location of an outer wall of the tube within the image data, where the location of the outer wall is determined using the inner wall; and computing a measure of the organ from the image data.