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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Arthur Gritzky, Pollham, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
Inventors:
Arthur Gritzky, Pollham, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus for detecting a contour of an object within an image is provided. A user interface is used to select first and second points within the object. A processor detects first and second subcontours based on the first and second points, respectively; and the first and second subcontours are based on detected edges. The detected edges are representative of non-uniformities within the image. The processor defines subcontours around each of the points, and the subcontours are combined into a contour.