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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Jerome Declerck, Oxford Oxfordshire, GB;
Thomas George Wright, Oxford Oxfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Jerome Declerck, Oxford Oxfordshire, GB;
Thomas George Wright, Oxford Oxfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing method is described that allows a user to manipulate regions of interest (ROIs) in a mask based image. The user defines a stretch vector for example by 'clicking and dragging' a mouse pointer and an algorithm deforms the ROI according to a roll-off function that avoids the non-smooth edge effects seen in prior art techniques such as paintbrushes.