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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Wei Wang, Minhang, CN;
Liangliang Pan, Shanghai, CN;
Lixing Shi, Changning, CN;
Victor C. Wong, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Wei Wang, Minhang, CN;
Liangliang Pan, Shanghai, CN;
Lixing Shi, Changning, CN;
Victor C. Wong, Rochester, 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 forming an enhanced image () of a tooth () making use of the tooth () fluorescence and/or reflectance effects, employs a morphological image processing technique, and reduces susceptibility to overall intensity variations in the image ().