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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Vikram Chalana, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Stephen Dudycha, Bothell, WA (US);
Gerald Mcmorrow, Kirkland, WA (US);
Vikram Chalana, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Stephen Dudycha, Bothell, WA (US);
Gerald McMorrow, Kirkland, WA (US);
Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A segmentation algorithm is optimized to robustly locate and measure the volume of fluid filled or non-fluid filled structures or organs from imaging systems derived from ultrasound, computer assisted tomography, magnetic resonance, and position emission tomography. A clinical specimen is measured with a plurality of 2D scan planes processed by the segmentation algorithm to estimate the 2D based area the 3D based volumes of fluid-filled and non-fluid filled organs or structures.