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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Agfa Healthcare, Mortsel, BE;
Inventors:
Asma Ouji, Mortsel, BE;
Koen Vergote, Mortsel, BE;
Assignee:
AGFA HEALTHCARE NV, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/187 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/6218 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/187 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting main body vessels (e.g., the aorta) in a medical volume includes refining the result of a bone removal algorithm.