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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2003
Jeffrey H. Price, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey H. Price, San Diego, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for enhancing operator independent image cytometry. Aspects of the invention include enhanced tissue surface tracking which can detect both tissue surfaces. The surface detection can aid cytometry, such as by reducing the amount of image data to be stored. Segmentation is described for 3D images in which 3D least squares filtering is applied to increase contrast for simplifying the delineation of objects from backgrounds. A method of creating 3D FIR image filters based on ideal objects is also described. A data structure is defined by which 3D object data may be organized for image representations if samples. Methods of performing remote segmentation processing are also described toward centralizing the necessary processor power and applications and reducing the burden on researchers and clinicians.