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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Agfa Healthcare NV, Mortsel, BE;
Vrvis Forschungs Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Avl List Gmbh, Graz, AT;
Imp Forschungsinstitut Fur Molekulare Pathologie Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
David Major, Mortsel, BE;
Jiri Hladuvka, Mortsel, BE;
Katja Buhler, Mortsel, BE;
Florian Schulze, Mortsel, BE;
AGFA HEALTHCARE NV, Mortsel, BE;
VRVIS FORSCHUNGS GMBH, Vienna, AT;
IMP FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR MOLEKULARE PATHOLOGIE GMBH, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a system label one or more parts of a spine in an image, in particular a computed tomography (CT) image, of a human or animal body, and in order to achieve a reliable spine labeling and a high throughput of images, match a model of a spine segment with segments of the spine in the image by starting matching the model of a spine segment with an initial segment of the spine in the image, wherein the initial segment of the spine in the image is located at an initial position along the spine in the image, and continue to match the model of a spine segment with one or more further segments of the spine in the image, wherein the further segments of the spine in the image are located at positions farther along the spine in the image.