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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Atilla Peter Kiraly, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Benjamin Odry, West New York, NJ (US);
Bjoern E Coenen, Munich, DE;
Carol L. Novak, Newtown, PA (US);
Atilla Peter Kiraly, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Benjamin Odry, West New York, NJ (US);
Bjoern E Coenen, Munich, DE;
Carol L. Novak, Newtown, PA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting airways in 3D lung image data is disclosed. The 3D lung image data is filtered using one or more filters based on first and second order derivatives of the CT image data. Each filter calculates a value for each voxel of the 3D lung image data, and the values from all of the filters are combined to determine a voxel score for each voxel. If the voxel score for a voxel is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the voxel is considered an airway candidate.