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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Michael D. Abràmoff, University Heights, IA (US);
Bram Van Ginneken, Utrecht, NL;
Meindert Niemeijer, Utrecht, NL;
Inventors:
Michael D. Abràmoff, University Heights, IA (US);
Bram van Ginneken, Utrecht, NL;
Meindert Niemeijer, Utrecht, NL;
Assignee:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an automated method which can detect images containing red lesions. First, each image is preprocessed; next, candidate objects that may represent red-lesions are extracted; and in the final stage the probability for each candidate to represent a red-lesion is estimated using a classifier and a large set of specifically designed features.