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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Andre Souza, Webster, NY (US);
Peter D. Burns, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Andre Souza, Webster, NY (US);
Peter D. Burns, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for suppressing noise in a diagnostic image executes one or more iterations of segmenting the image to identify and label one or more regions in the image; and performing selective diffusion on at least one of the one or more labeled regions in the image. A homogeneity value is computed for the region. A diffusion conductance function is generated for the region according to an intensity gradient between adjacent digital image elements within the region. The diffusion process is applied to a plurality of digital image elements within the region.