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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventor:
Yoshihisa Shinagawa, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G21K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0083 (2013.01); G06T 7/0087 (2013.01); G06T 7/0089 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20124 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for image segmentation. In accordance with some implementations, a current segmentation mask associated with an object of interest is iteratively refined. Any image element associated with a previously generated fence is excluded from the current segmentation mask. The fence may be generated around one or more image elements that violate a shape constraint.