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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Sylvain Devillers, Paris, FR;
Shérif Makram-Ebeid, Dampierre, FR;
Steven Lobregt, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an image processing method with steps of acquiring (1) a sequence of translation overlapping images ( ) representing an elongated scene; determining regions (ROI) in image pairs (Pk) and region sections (Bj) having dimensions suitable for matching (2); estimating region and section displacement fields ( ); regularizing (3) said region and section displacement fields ( ); interpolating pixel values of sections that have dimensions suitable for merging calculated from the regularized section displacement field, so as to evaluate the pixel values of corresponding regions and further scaling the sections in said regions to dimensions calculated from the regularized region displacement field, and reconstructing (4) an overview image ( ) of the elongated scene ( ) with said regions. The invention also relates to a system for implementing said method and a medical examination apparatus having said image processing system.