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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dorian Averbuch, Ramat HaSharon, IL;
Yuri Kreinin, Aurora, CA;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A region growing algorithm for controlling leakage is presented including a processor configured to select a starting point for segmentation of data, initiate a propagation process by designating adjacent voxels around the starting point, determine whether any new voxels are segmented, count and analyze the segmented new voxels to determine leakage levels, and identify and record segmented new voxels from a previous iteration when the leakage levels exceed a predetermined threshold. The processor is further configured to perform labeling of the segmented new voxels of the previous iteration, select the segmented new voxels from the previous iteration when the leakage levels fall below the predetermined threshold, and create a voxel list based on acceptable segmented voxels found in the previous iteration.