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Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2003
Applicants:

Shoupu Chen, Rochester, NY (US);

Lawrence A. Ray, Rochester, NY (US);

Nathan D. Cahill, West Henrietta, NY (US);

Marvin M. Goodgame, Ontario, NY (US);

Inventors:

Shoupu Chen, Rochester, NY (US);

Lawrence A. Ray, Rochester, NY (US);

Nathan D. Cahill, West Henrietta, NY (US);

Marvin M. Goodgame, Ontario, NY (US);

Assignee:

Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A digital image processing method for multiple passes diagnostic alignment of in vivo images, comprising the steps of: acquiring images using an in vivo video camera system; forming an in vivo video camera system examination bundlette; transmitting the examination bundlette to proximal in vitro computing device(s); processing the transmitted examination bundlette; automatically identifying abnormalities in the transmitted examination bundlette; and setting off alarm signals to a local site provided that suspected abnormalities have been identified for each pass forming a registration bundle; selecting identification elements of an image from the registration bundle of one pass; and retrieving corresponding images from another pass.


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