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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Wuelker, Hamburg, DE;
Kevin Martin Brown, Chardon, OH (US);
Michael Grass, Buchholz in der Nordheide, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method is provided for processing medical images, the method including receiving a first image and a second image different from the first image, where the second image is of the same subject matter as the first image. The method further includes identifying a plurality of anatomical structures in the first image and defining a plurality of image segments in the second image based N on locations of the anatomical structures identified in the first image. The method then applies a processing routine associated with a first anatomical structure to the first image segment in the second image and a processing routine associated with a second anatomical structure to the second image segment in the second image. Also provided is an imaging system for implementing the described method and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for processing medical images.