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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Jason Knapp, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Richard V. Burns, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Praveen Kakumanu, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jason Knapp, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Richard V. Burns, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Praveen Kakumanu, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Riverain Medical Group, LLC, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06K 9/42 (2006.01); G06K 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique for segmenting a ribcage, e.g., in a chest radiograph, may involve determining whether or not the top of the image cuts through the lungs. The process may then proceed to segment the top and the sides of the ribcage. A dynamic programming technique may be used to perform the segmentation.