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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Jianming Liang, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nima Tajbakhsh, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Suryakanth R. Gurudu, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jianming Liang, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nima Tajbakhsh, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Suryakanth R. Gurudu, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for automated polyp detection in optical colonoscopy images. The system includes an input configured to acquire a series of optical images, and a processor configured to process the optical images. Processing steps include performing a boundary classification with steps comprising locating a series of edge pixels using at least one acquired optical image, selecting an image patch around each said edge pixel, performing a classification threshold analysis on each image patch of said edge pixels using a set of determined boundary classifiers, and identifying, based on the classification threshold analysis, polyp edge pixels consistent with a polyp edge. Processing steps for the processor also include performing a vote accumulation, using the identified polyp edge pixels, to determine a polyp location. The system also includes an output configured to indicate potential polyps using the determined polyp location.