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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Li-Yueh Hsu, Vienna, VA (US);
Fleming Y.-M. Lure, Potomac, MD (US);
Ruiping Li, Rockville, MD (US);
Xin-Wei Xu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jyh-Shyan Lin, North Potomac, MD (US);
Edward A. Martello, Glenwood, MD (US);
H.-Y. Michael Yeh, Potomac, MD (US);
Deus Technologies LLC, Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting and analyzing abnormalities, like lung nodules, in thoracic computer tomography (CT) images uses digital image processing techniques and adaptive computing methods. The techniques include an automatic detection process to detect candidate abnormalities, an image matching process to match CT slices from two different CT scans, and a measurement process that determines parameters of the candidate abnormalities. Final results and processed CT images are displayed on a user interface.