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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
Charles Florin, Princeton, NJ (US);
Romain Moreau-gobard, Bangalore, IN;
Yuri Boykov, London, CA;
Gareth Funka-lea, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Charles Florin, Princeton, NJ (US);
Romain Moreau-Gobard, Bangalore, IN;
Yuri Boykov, London, CA;
Gareth Funka-Lea, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and related system for automatically and efficiently isolating the heart in Computer Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging cardiac scans is disclosed. The method involves segmenting a heart within a set of volumetric data. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the set of volumetric data is processed to determine the minimum value of an energy function having a first term, a second term and a third term. The heart is segmented based on the processing of the set of volumetric data.