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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Mausumi Acharyya, Bangalore, IN;
Sumit Chakravarty, Baltimore, MD (US);
Dinesh Mysore Siddu, Bangalore, IN;
Eliahu Ratner, Jerusalem, IL;
Alexandra Manevitch, Jerusalem, IL;
Jonathan Stoeckel, RB Hierden, NL;
Mausumi Acharyya, Bangalore, IN;
Sumit Chakravarty, Baltimore, MD (US);
Dinesh Mysore Siddu, Bangalore, IN;
Eliahu Ratner, Jerusalem, IL;
Alexandra Manevitch, Jerusalem, IL;
Jonathan Stoeckel, RB Hierden, NL;
Siemens Computer Aided Diagnosis Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Siemens Information Systems Ltd., Mumbai, IN;
Abstract
A method of detecting lung nodules in an anterior posterior x-ray radiograph comprising the steps of: generating candidate regions in image showing changes in contrast above a threshold level, and eliminating false positives by eliminating edges assignable to organs by: identifying edges; categorizing and eliminating rib edges; categorizing and eliminating lung tissue edges, and categorizing and eliminating blood vessels.