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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyong Euk Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung Hwan Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Na Hyup Kang, Seoul, KR;
Sang Wook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ji Yeon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10072 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20144 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vessel segmentation method includes acquiring an image of a blood vessel, including cross sections, using a contrast medium. The method further includes setting a threshold value for each of the cross sections based on data of an intensity of the contrast medium. The method further includes performing vessel segmentation based on the image and the threshold value for each of the cross sections.