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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Deepa Anand, Bengaluru, IN;
Bipul Das, Bengaluru, IN;
Vanika Singhal, Bengaluru, IN;
Rakesh Mullick, Bengaluru, IN;
Sandeep Dutta, Waukesha, WI (US);
Amy L Deubig, Waukesha, WI (US);
Maud Bonnard, Waukesha, WI (US);
Christine Smith, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
The current disclosure provides systems and methods for automatic image alignment of three-dimensional (3D) medical image volumes. The method includes pre-processing the 3D medical image volume by selecting a sub-volume of interest, detecting anatomical landmarks in the sub-volume using a deep neural network, estimating transformation parameters based on the anatomical landmarks to adjust rotation angles and translation of the sub-volume, adjusting the rotation angles and translation to produce a first aligned sub-volume, determining confidence in the transformation parameters based on the first aligned sub-volume, and iteratively refining the transformation parameters if the confidence is below a predetermined threshold. The disclosed approach for automated image alignment reduces the need for manual alignment and, increases a probability of the 3D image volume converging to a desired orientation compared to conventional approaches.