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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2007
Shou LI, London, CA;
Sukhdeep Gill, London, CA;
David William Roeder, Toronto, CA;
Prakash Mahesh, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Shou Li, London, CA;
Sukhdeep Gill, London, CA;
David William Roeder, Toronto, CA;
Prakash Mahesh, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for triple region image segmentation. Certain embodiments provide a method for triple region image segmentation on a picture archiving and communication system. The method includes forming an initial contour for an image including three regions using principal component analysis and a support vector machine. The method also includes segmenting the image into three regions using a single level set function based on the initial contour. Certain embodiments provide an image processing system facilitating triple region segmentation of an image. The system includes a pattern classifier including a support vector machine, the pattern classifier forming an initial contour for an image including three regions using principal component analysis and the support vector machine. The system also includes a triple region segmenter segmenting the image into three regions using a single level set function based on the initial contour.