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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Ross Davies, Edinburgh, GB;
Steven Reynolds, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/337 (2017.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: obtain a respective identity and location for each of a first plurality of landmarks in a reference volume; obtain a respective weighting for each landmark of the first plurality of landmarks; obtain a respective identity and location for each of a second plurality of landmarks in a further volume; and determine a transform based on a fit between the first plurality of landmarks and the second plurality of landmarks, wherein the fit is determined in dependence on the weightings.