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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Method and system for extracting spine frontal geometrical data including vertebra pedicle locations
Olivier Gerard, Paris, FR;
Milena Planells-rodriguez, Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Pierre Lelong, Nogent sur Marne, FR;
Sherif Makram-ebeid, Dampierre, FR;
Olivier Gerard, Paris, FR;
Milena Planells-Rodriguez, Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Pierre Lelong, Nogent sur Marne, FR;
Sherif Makram-Ebeid, Dampierre, FR;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an image processing method of extracting geometrical data of the spine, for extracting the left and right pedicle landmarks of each spine vertebra, comprising steps of: The invention also relates to a system, a medical apparatus and a program product for carrying out the method. Application: Medical Imaging x-ray Medical System and apparatus; Program Product for Medical Imaging.