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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jelte Peter Vink, Eindhoven, NL;
Marinus Bastiaan Van Leeuwen, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/20 (2006.01); G06T 5/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06K 9/0014 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06T 5/008 (2013.01); G06T 5/20 (2013.01); G06T 5/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10056 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluorescence image processing apparatus for enhancing a fluorescence image includes an image segmentation unit, a background determination unit a background reduction unit, and an image enhancement unit. The background and the area of interest of a glass slide are first segmented and then this segmentation is used to enhance the contrast between both areas.