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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2020
Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Liang Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Jing Yan, Shanghai, CN;
Hanyu Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Niu, Shanghai, CN;
Haihua Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Juan Feng, Shanghai, CN;
Le Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Na Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Yange Ma, Shanghai, CN;
SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A method may include obtaining a breast image of an object that is acquired by an imaging device; determining a projection curve based on the breast image; determining a first valley point and a second valley point of the projection curve; determining a peak point of the projection curve based the first valley point and the second valley point of the projection curve; determining a first valley location, a second valley location, and a peak location in the breast image based on the peak point, the first valley point, and the second valley point of the projection curve; and determining a breast region in the breast image based on the first valley location, the second valley location, and the peak location.