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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Jianming Liang, Paoli, PA (US);
Zhiyun Xue, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Marcos Salganicoff, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Matthias Wolf, Coatesville, PA (US);
Jianming Liang, Paoli, PA (US);
Zhiyun Xue, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Marcos Salganicoff, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Matthias Wolf, Coatesville, PA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for identifying an object of interest includes providing input data including an image and a candidate for the object of interest in the image, extracting a boundary of the candidate, and extracting a segment of a region of interest containing the candidate. The method further includes determining a plurality of features of an extracted segment of the region of interest containing the candidate, and outputting the object of interest, wherein the object of interest is characterized by the plurality of features, wherein the object of interest and the plurality of features are stored as computer-readable code.