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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2001
Stephen R. Aylward, Carrboro, NC (US);
Elizabeth Bullitt, Durham, NC (US);
Stephen M. Pizer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Daniel Fritsch, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing tubular objects in multi-dimensional images. The processing includes generating representations of tubular objects which enable subsequent analysis. Systems and methods for processing tubular objects in a multi-dimensional image include establishing a seed points in a multi-dimensional image, searching for an extremum point corresponding to a tubular object having a central curve of intensity extrema, and extracting a one-dimensional central track corresponding to the tubular object and extents corresponding to a plurality of cross-sections along the tubular object. A number of embodiments are presented which apply the systems and methods to a variety of imaging applications.