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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012

Filed:

May. 29, 2008
Applicants:

Peter Dugan, Ithaca, NY (US);

Robert L. Finch, Endicott, NY (US);

Rosemary D. Paradis, Vestal, NY (US);

Inventors:

Peter Dugan, Ithaca, NY (US);

Robert L. Finch, Endicott, NY (US);

Rosemary D. Paradis, Vestal, NY (US);

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process for contextual analysis of radiographic image data can be embodied as a method, system, and computer software program, among other things. The process can include receiving a radiographic image and performing a region analysis including identifying a region within the radiographic images having an estimated atomic number within a predetermined range and determining if the region is in an expected location. The process can also include performing a material feature analysis to identify whether a feature present in the radiographic image is associated with an obscuration characteristic. The process can include providing context information and generating, as output, a region of interest in the radiographic image, the region of interest being determined based upon a set of rules and the region analysis, the material feature analysis, and the context information.


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