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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Vladimir Pekar, Toronto, CA;
Daniel Bystrov, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Vladimir Pekar, Toronto, CA;
Daniel Bystrov, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/103 (2013.01); G06F 19/3481 (2013.01);
Abstract
When delineating anatomical structures in a medical image of a patient for radiotherapy planning, a processor () detects landmarks () in a low-resolution image (e.g., MRI or low-dose CT) and maps the detected landmarks to reference landmarks () in a reference contour of the anatomical structure. The mapped landmarks facilitate adjusting the reference contour to fit the anatomical structure. The adjusted reference contour data is transformed and applied to a second image using a thin-plate spline, and the adjusted high-resolution image is used for radiotherapy planning.