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Image Analysis > Applications > Biomedical Applications Biomedical ApplicationsBiomedical Applications patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070269086 - Conditional shape model for image processing A conditional active shape model wherein a training set of images of objects in a class of objects to be identified, such as vascular cross-sections, is supplemented with training observations of at least one second characteristic of the object. A conditional mean shape of the objects is calculated, conditioned on ... 11/08/07 - 20070258632 - User interface and method for identifying related information displayed in an ultrasound system A user interface and method for identifying related information displayed in an ultrasound system are provided. A medical image display of the ultrasound system includes a first region configured to display a medical image having color coded portions and a second region configured to display non-image data related to the ... 11/08/07 - 20070258631 - User interface and method for displaying information in an ultrasound system A user interface and method for displaying information in an ultrasound system are provided. A medical image display of the ultrasound system includes a plurality of segmented regions each corresponding to a region of an imaged heart. The medical image display further includes a tracking quality indicator displayed in connection ... 11/08/07 - 20070258630 - Method and system for the diagnosis of disease using retinal image content and an archive of diagnosed human patient data A method for diagnosing diseases having retinal manifestations including retinal pathologies includes the steps of providing a CBIR system including an archive of stored digital retinal photography images and diagnosed patient data corresponding to the retinal photography images, the stored images each indexed in a CBIR database using a plurality ... 11/08/07 - 20070258629 - Digitization of a papillary structure A method and apparatus is described for recording and digitizing intensity pro-files (IP) of the papillary structure of the skin with high intensity resolution using sensors S with low intensity resolution. For this purpose, a plurality of digital image signals (DS, DS1, DS2) of an identical subarea e.g. of a ... 11/01/07 - 20070253612 - Stereoscopic image regenerating apparatus, stereoscopic image regenerating method, and stereoscopic image regenerating program There is provided a three-dimensional image reconstructing apparatus for reconstructing a three-dimensional image of an object. The three-dimensional image reconstructing apparatus includes an image-capturing section that captures a plurality of transmission-type images each of which is represented by densities of different levels, a characteristic region selecting section that selects a ... 11/01/07 - 20070253610 - Anatomical visualization and measurement system The present invention provides an anatomical visualization and measurement system comprising a first database that comprises a plurality of 2-D slice images generated by scanning a structure. The 2-D slice images are stored in a first data format. A second database is also provided that comprises a 3-D computer model ... 11/01/07 - 20070253609 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for automatic segmenting of cardiac chambers A method, apparatus and computer program product for machine-based segmentation of the cardiac chambers in a four-dimensional magnetic resonance image data that contains at least short-axis cine sequences. The segmenting is based on temporal variations in the data set and on features extracted from the image data. In particular, the ... 10/25/07 - 20070248252 - Method for monitoring during an image-based clinical study A method is disclosed for monitoring during an image-based clinical study. In at least one embodiment, in the method medical image data are produced from a patient to present a medical diagnosis and verification data correlated with the diagnosis are collected from the patient to verify the diagnosis. Further, the ... 10/18/07 - 20070242865 - Method for controlling the acquisition and/or evaluation operation of image data in medical examinations In a method for controlling the acquisition and/or evaluation operation of image data in medical examinations, using a statistical model of the target volume based on data about real anatomy, spatial information (in particular position, orientation and shape) of the target volume are automatically determined in a previously-acquired planning image ... 10/11/07 - 20070237378 - Multi-input reporting and editing tool The present invention relates to a multi-input reporting and editing tool, which performs as a dynamic instrument to allow multiple users' input into creating a report, such that end-users may accumulate, process, and analyze information, in a timely, efficient, and accurate fashion. The multi-input reporting and editing tool allows tracking ... 10/11/07 - 20070237374 - Method for demonstrating pre-emergent pimples A method for demonstrating pre-emergent pimples is disclosed. The method includes providing a camera having a 25 mm macro lens and a linear polarizing filter including from 10 to 50 narrow band filters in the spectral range of 400-970 nm, and a light source having a linear polarizer oriented vertical ... 10/11/07 - 20070237373 - System and method for labeling and identifying lymph nodes in medical images A method for assigning a lymph node in a medical image with an anatomical name, the method including: identifying landmarks in a medical image; computing features relative to the landmarks given a location of a lymph node in the medical image; and assigning an anatomical name to the location of ... 10/11/07 - 20070237372 - Cross-time and cross-modality inspection for medical image diagnosis A cross-time and cross-modality inspection method for medical image diagnosis. A first set of medical images of a subject is accessed wherein the first set is captured at a first time period by a first modality. A second set of medical images of the subject is accessed, wherein the second ... 10/11/07 - 20070237370 - System and method for using a similarity function to perform appearance matching in image pairs The present invention is directed to a method for populating a database with a set of images of an anatomical structure. The database is used to perform appearance matching in image pairs of the anatomical structure. A set of image pairs of anatomical structures is received, where each image pair ... 10/11/07 - 20070237369 - Method for displaying a number of images as well as an imaging system for executing the method The invention relates to a method for presenting a number of two- or three-dimensional images from different modalities registered with each other, with points of interest being able to be assigned to an individual image of the modalities and in all images selectable graphics primitives being overlaid on the assigned ... 10/04/07 - 20070230756 - Method and apparatus for processing ultrasound image signals A method and apparatus for processing ultrasonic image signals is disclosed. The method involves receiving a plurality of input sample values representing reflected sound waves in a ultrasonic system, exponentiating each input sample to produce a plurality of respective exponentiated sample values, conditioning the exponentiated sample values to produce conditioned ... 10/04/07 - 20070230755 - Method and apparatus for aligning microscope images A method and apparatus for aligning microscope images. Microscope images of the same or very similar subjects provided by different microscopes are aligned. The images from two types of microscope, such as a Virtual Microscope (VM) and a Light Microscope (LM) are used. An image produced by the virtual microscope ... 09/27/07 - 20070223795 - System and method for tracing rib posterior in chest ct volumes A method for tracing, rib posteriors includes providing an incomplete rib tracing comprising a digitized 3-dimensional representation of a rib and a digital image from which said rib tracing was extracted, initializing, a tracing direction for a remainder of said rib, detecting a plurality of ridge points in a sub-volume ... 09/27/07 - 20070223794 - Image registration using locally-weighted fitting A computer-implemented method for image registration includes accepting a three-dimensional (3-D) image of an organ. The image includes a first plurality of image points with respective image coordinates. A map defining a distribution of values of a physiological parameter over the organ is accepted. The map includes a second plurality ... 09/27/07 - 20070223793 - Systems and methods for providing diagnostic imaging studies to remote users Systems and methods for the distribution of diagnostic imaging studies include a first translator electrically coupled to an imaging device, the first translator being arranged an configured to receive an diagnostic imaging study from the imaging device, compress and encrypt the diagnostic imaging study, and transfer the diagnostic imaging study ... 09/20/07 - 20070217665 - System and method for image-based tree matching and registration A method for matching tree-structures using original image data includes providing a first tree representative of an anatomical structure in a first digital medical image of a pair of digital medical images, said tree comprising a plurality of double linked, directed branches B=(S, P, C) of sites S, links to ... 09/13/07 - 20070211928 - Discover biological features using composite images An image processing system extracts parts or characteristics of interest from prepared biological samples One suitable use of the image processing system is to find biomarkers. But many other suitable uses are possible. Some components of the system include image preprocessing (data interpolation, retention time alignment, image noise filtering, background ... 09/13/07 - 20070211927 - Methods and systems for registration of surgical navigation data and image data Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for correlating data including: receiving from a tracking subsystem a first data set including a tracked position of an object; receiving from an imaging subsystem a second data set including an image of the object; and comparing automatically at least a ... 09/06/07 - 20070206843 - Method and apparatus for automated image analysis of biological specimens A method and apparatus for automated cell analysis of biological specimens automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. The low magnification images are converted from a first color space to a second color space. The color space converted ... 08/30/07 - 20070201736 - System and method for vascular border detection The present invention uses a radio frequency (RF) signal backscattered from vascular tissue to identify a border on a vascular image. Embodiments of the invention operate in accordance with a data gathering device connected to a computing device and a transducer via a catheter. The transducer is used to gather ... 08/30/07 - 20070201735 - Method and apparatus for the improved automatic detection of salient features in medical image data A method and an apparatus are disclosed for automatically detecting salient features in medical image data of a body area of a patient. In an embodiment of the method, a number of image data records of the body area that are to be examined for salient features are provided and ... 08/30/07 - 20070201734 - Automated multicolor fluorescent microscope with scanning and thermostatic ability An automated multicolor fluorescent microscope of the invention includes thermostatic and thermal cycling capability with a wide temperature range, such as a range between −40 to 110 Celsius degrees, and precision of temperature setting and independency of ambient conditions, wide area of observation, high uniformity of illumination and includes capability ... 08/23/07 - 20070196005 - Feature tracing process for m-mode images A process for tracing an operator selected feature in an M-mode ultrasonic image comprises selecting a pixel of the selected feature within the M-mode image. A reference region is generated about the selected feature pixel and image intensity values are extracted for the reference region. A time point is selected ... 08/23/07 - 20070196004 - Method and apparatus for transforming coordinate systems in a telemanipulation system In a telemanipulation system for manipulating objects located in a workspace at a remote worksite by an operator from an operator's station, such as in a remote surgical system, the remote worksite having a manipulator with an end effector for manipulating an object at the workspace, such as a body ... 08/16/07 - 20070189594 - Method and apparatus for forming images and image furnishing service system In a first image forming method, a medical image of an object is inputted, and a normal structure image, which corresponds to the inputted medical image and represents a normal structure of the object, is artificially formed. In a second image forming method, a normal image signal corresponding to a ... 08/16/07 - 20070189593 - Precision subtraction computed tomographic angiography This invention relates to a novel technique for producing images of arteries that overcomes a significant limitation of conventional computed tomographic angiography (CTA). The technique is performed by the acquisition of pre-contrast computed tomography in addition to the conventional computed tomographic angiography and by the digital subtraction of the pre-contrast ... 08/16/07 - 20070189592 - Method for determination of order numbers of spatial elements associated with spatial points In order to calculate order numbers of voxels in which the sampling points of a slice are located, a method is proposed. The method, in at least one embodiment, includes calculating the order numbers of the relevant voxels in one pass, and storing these in a cohesive memory area. This ... 08/16/07 - 20070189591 - Method of placing constraints on a deformation map and system for implementing same A system and method of placing constraints on a deformation map. The method includes the acts of generating a deformation map between two images, identifying a defined structure in one of the images, applying the deformation map to relate the defined structure from the one image onto the other image ... 08/16/07 - 20070189590 - Systems, methods and apparatus of handling structures in three-dimensional images Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a structure manager explicitly creates a container of graphical objects of anatomical regions by adding a structure, or the structure manager implicitly creates graphical objects of a group of anatomical regions through an organ segmentation process. ... 08/16/07 - 20070189589 - Systems, methods and apparatus of handling structures in three-dimensional images having multiple modalities and multiple phases Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a structure manager explicitly creates a container of graphical objects of anatomical regions by adding a structure, or the structure manager implicitly creates graphical objects of a group of anatomical regions through an organ segmentation process. ... 08/09/07 - 20070183638 - Image extracting apparatus and image extracting method An object of the present invention is to obtain an image of a subject in a desired pose. To attain this object, an image extracting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with an image database in which a plurality of images is stored, detecting means (S104) for detecting ... 08/09/07 - 20070183637 - Method for generation of an x-ray image In a method for generation of an x-ray image of a subject in a patient, a first x-ray image showing the subject in the patient is acquired. A subject image containing only image information in the imaging region of the subject is created from the first x-ray image by image ... 08/02/07 - 20070177783 - Information processing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for displaying, on a medical image, template data corresponding to an implant. The apparatus and method include a storing the template data and a predetermined portion distance of a predetermined portion of a representation by the template data, a displaying the stored template data, measuring length ... 08/02/07 - 20070177782 - Method and apparatus for setting a detection threshold in processing medical images An intuitive user interface is provided that allows for selection of an abnormality level in features in a medical image on the basis of graphical depictions of the abnormalities themselves. In one embodiment, the user interface displays realistic images of actual abnormalities in a series ranging from least severe to ... 08/02/07 - 20070177781 - Method and apparatus for classifying detection inputs in medical images Detection inputs are classified using two thresholds. In a preferred embodiment, a multiplicity of inputs are scored and the scored inputs are searched to locate an input that has a score greater than a first threshold. If such input is found, every input having a score in excess of a ... 08/02/07 - 20070177780 - Enhanced navigational tools for comparing medical images A navigation tool that provides a side-by-side display of two temporally related medical images of the same region of a patient. A plurality of lines extend between the images, at least a first line beginning at a feature at a first location in a first image and ending at a ... 08/02/07 - 20070177779 - Window leveling system and method A system and method for determining a predicted window level transformation for image data associated with a loading image based on user selections of window level transformations. A learning image associated with a set of learning context characteristics is displayed to the user in order to elicit selection of a ... 08/02/07 - 20070177778 - Sample processing apparatus with a vision system A sample processing apparatus has an associated machine vision system. The vision system may acquire an image of at least one fluidic chamber, which can be analyzed by the machine vision system and/or stored. The image and/or analysis of the image may provide a record of the actions of the ... 07/26/07 - 20070172102 - Imaging apparatus and method for the operation thereof An imaging apparatus has an examination space in which a region of an examination subject to be examined can be positioned as well as an optical image acquisition sensor, which is provided to acquire a surface of the examination subject in the examination space and which is linked with an ... 07/26/07 - 20070172100 - Automated system of processing biological specimens and method An automated laboratory slide management and interpretation system and method in which slides are stained and then digitally imaged and the images are interpreted prior to referral to a diagnostician or placement in storage. The interpretation of the images involves the application of pattern recognition principles to compare the digitized ... 07/19/07 - 20070165933 - Method for pre-fetching digital image data A method is disclosed for pre-fetching one or more images associated with a patient study for review by an operator of a diagnostic work station. The method includes the steps of the operator selecting a work list, the work list including a plurality of patient studies pending review by the ... 07/19/07 - 20070165932 - Image processing device and image processing method in image processing device A plurality of images inputted in an image signal input portion are divided into a plurality of regions by an image dividing portion, and a feature value in each of the plurality of regions is calculated by a feature value calculation portion and divided into a plurality of subsets by ... 07/19/07 - 20070165931 - Human being detection apparatus, method of detecting human being, and human being detecting program A human being detection apparatus includes a moving object detecting part for detecting a target region from the picture image as a region of the moving object and a target distance as a distance to the moving object, a head region setting part for setting the head region corresponding to ... 07/19/07 - 20070165930 - Method and medical imaging apparatus for adjusting operating and evaluation parameters of the apparatus In a method and medical imaging apparatus for adjustment of operating and evaluation parameters of the imaging apparatus, a scan protocol to be used for operation of the imaging apparatus is selected, the scan protocol being adapted to a volume to be examined, and, (dependent on the selection of the ... 07/19/07 - 20070165928 - Lumen tracking in computed tomographic images A lumen tracking method and system automatically extracts a colon from CT image data by locating landmarks in the image data, based on known anatomic features or other predictable features. If the colon is segmented, the method and system may use the landmarks to evaluate candidate segments for inclusion in ... 07/19/07 - 20070165927 - Automated methods for pre-selection of voxels and implementation of pharmacokinetic and parametric analysis for dynamic contrast enhanced mri and ct A method, system and computer-readable medium of filtering noise pixels and other extraneous data, including saturated fat tissue and air data in image data is provided. Examples of image data may include but are not limited to magnetic resonance imaging data and computed tomography data. The method includes receiving pixel ... 07/19/07 - 20070165926 - Data processing system for compartmental analysis The invention relates to a data processing system (1) for the evaluation of image data, particularly of PET-images (I), that represent the time varying concentration of a tracer substance like F-MISO in an object (20). The data processing system (1) comprises a library module (48) with analytical solutions (Cj(t)) for ... 07/19/07 - 20070165925 - Image processing system and method of enhancing the quality of an ultrasound image The present invention relates to an image processing system for enhancing the image quality of an ultrasound image. The image processing system may include: an image data forming unit for forming image data based on image signals acquired from a target object; a log-compression unit for log-compressing the image data ... 07/19/07 - 20070165923 - System and method for the joint evaluation of multi phase mr marrow images A method for jointly evaluating multi-phase magnetic resonance bone marrow images includes receiving a plurality of magnetic resonance (MR) image sequences of bones acquired using different protocols, each sequence comprising a plurality of images, each image comprising a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points on a 2-dimensional ... 07/19/07 - 20070165922 - Method and system for creating three-dimensional images using tomosynthetic computed tomography A system for constructing image slices through a selected object, the system comprising an identifiable fiducial reference in a fixed position relative to the selected object, wherein the fiducial reference comprises at least two identifiable reference markers. A source of radiation is provided for irradiating the selected object and the ... 07/19/07 - 20070165921 - Method for enhancing diagnostic images using vessel reconstruction A method for improving a thoracic diagnostic image for the detection of nodules. Non-lung regions are removed from the diagnostic image to provide a lung image. Vessels and vessel junctions of the lung(s) in the lung image are enhanced according to a first-order partial derivative of each of a plurality ... 07/19/07 - 20070165920 - Computer-aided detection system utilizing temporal analysis as a precursor to spatial analysis A computer-aided detection system for evaluating tissue based on a series of timed images acquired both before and after a contrast agent is administered performs a temporal analysis of the tissue and then a spatial analysis in which the tissue is categorized. After the temporal and spatial analysis is performed, ... 07/19/07 - 20070165919 - Multi-planar reformating using a three-point tool In a method and system for displaying a medical image, a user defines three points in an anatomy of interest at different locations. A plane is then automatically generated from the three points. ... 07/19/07 - 20070165918 - Methods and systems for ultrasound inspection Methods and systems for measuring indications in an image are provided. The method includes acquiring image data that includes a potential indication, processing the data such that features of the indication are enhanced, thresholding the data such that the indication is separated from the remaining data, determining a size of ... 07/19/07 - 20070165917 - Fully automatic vessel tree segmentation A system including a memory to store image data corresponding to a three dimensional (3D) reconstructed image, and a processor that includes an automatic vessel tree extraction module. The automatic vessel tree extraction module includes a load data module to access the stored image data, a component identification module to ... 07/19/07 - 20070165916 - Automatic multi-dimensional intravascular ultrasound image segmentation method The present invention generally relates to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image segmentation methods, and is more specifically concerned with an intravascular ultrasound image segmentation method for characterizing blood vessel vascular layers. The proposed image segmentation method for estimating boundaries of layers in a multi-layered vessel provides image data which represent a ... 07/19/07 - 20070165915 - Method and system for displaying confidence intervals for source reconstruction The present invention involves the creation of an appropriate model and the use of that model to generate a best fit dipole represented by a vector (x, y, z). Once the best fit dipole is generated, a best fit field distribution and a field distribution of a modified dipole is ... 07/12/07 - 20070160278 - Edge ringing artifact suppression methods and apparatuses In some embodiments, the present invention relates to methods or suppressing edge ringing in images. For example, in some embodiments a method of processing an image to suppress ringing and broadened edges induced by image correction processing, includes high-pass filtering a first image to obtain a second image, processing said ... 07/12/07 - 20070160277 - System and method for segmentation of anatomical structures in mri volumes using graph cuts A system and method for segmentation of anatomical structures in MRI volumes using graph cuts is disclosed. In this method, a template is registered to an MRI brain volume. The template identifies seed points of anatomical brain structures, such as the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem, in the ... 07/12/07 - 20070160276 - Cross-time inspection method for medical image diagnosis A cross-time inspection method for medical image diagnosis. A first set of medical images of a subject is accessed wherein the first set is captured at a first time period. A second set of medical images of the subject is accessed, wherein the second set is captured at a second ... 07/12/07 - 20070160275 - Medical image retrieval Methods and systems for medical imaging are described. One implementation of the system includes an image acquisition subsystem configured to acquire medical images, an image analysis subsystem configured to analyze each acquired medical image and associate one or more descriptors with each acquired medical image based on the analysis, a ... 07/12/07 - 20070160274 - System and method for segmenting structures in a series of images A method and system of defining a boundary of a part of a blood vessel in an image captured by an ex vivo imager, where such part of the blood vessel is free from contrast material. ... 07/12/07 - 20070160273 - Device, system and method for modifying two dimensional data of a body part A method, system and set of instructions for acquiring a three dimensional image of a first part of a blood vessel that is free of contrast material; acquiring a two dimensional image of a part of the blood vessel, that is highlighted by contrast material; producing from the three dimensional ... 07/12/07 - 20070160272 - Tumor region setting method and system A tumor region setting method and system capable of simply and accurately setting a tumor region. A processor extracts contour data of a tumor region from a PET image read out of a medical image server and converts the extracted contour data to vector line data. A monitor displays the ... 07/12/07 - 20070160271 - Facilitating comparison of medical images Facilitating viewer comparison of a plurality of medical images of at least one body part on a softcopy review workstation is described. First and second medical images are displayed such that the second medical image appears as a spatially registered underlay to the first medical image exposed through an aperture ... 07/12/07 - 20070160270 - Analysing biological entities A method of analysing a plurality of biological entities using an imaging apparatus. The method comprises: providing a marker for said plurality of biological entities, said marker being capable of identifying objects within said plurality of biological entities when detected using the imaging apparatus, the method of provision being arranged ... 07/05/07 - 20070154077 - Method of measuring a biomagnetic field, method of analyzing a measured biomagnetic field, method of displaying biomagnetic field data, and an apparatus therefor A display method for a magnetic field measuring apparatus which includes detecting a magnetic field generated from a biotest sample by a plurality of magnetic sensors and displaying measurement data obtained on the basis of the detected magnetic field in any display mode, which further comprises displaying an operating information ... 07/05/07 - 20070154076 - Data processing method and data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus comprising a display device for displaying the data; the first recording device for recording the large volume bit map data; the second recording device recording an index data formed as a two-dimensional image obtained by rendering the large volume bit map data; the first data processing ... 07/05/07 - 20070154075 - Image processing method and computer readable medium for image processing A preview image is operated and an original image is opened based on the operation result of the preview image. For example, a heart is rotated from side to side on a preview screen, and the heart is displayed at a certain rotation angle and a certain magnifying scale power ... 06/28/07 - 20070147673 - System and method for single optical axis multi-detector microscope slide scanner Systems and methods for microscope slide scanning using multiple sensor arrays that receive imagery data from a single optical axis are provided. A single, high quality, easily obtained microscope objective lens is used to project an image onto two or more sensor arrays. The sensor arrays can be linear or ... 06/28/07 - 20070147672 - Medical image processing In one aspect, the invention is a method of medical image processing. The method includes receiving data representing a medical image. The method also includes generating the medical image based on a model. The model characterizes the medical image as a composition of at least two components having processing constraints. ... 06/28/07 - 20070147671 - Analyzing radiological image using 3d stereo pairs A system for analyzing radiological images using three-dimensional (3D) stereo pairs comprises capturing 3D image data; storing the 3D image data; segmenting the 3D image data; creating a model from the segmented 3D image data; creating a first 3D volumetric monocular-view image for the current model position; rotating the model ... 06/21/07 - 20070140540 - Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... 06/21/07 - 20070140539 - Image combining apparatus The color of a measurement object, such as a vital tooth, and the color of a comparison object to be compared with the measurement object are displayed to a user in an easily comparable manner. The invention provides an image combining apparatus including an image extracting unit for extracting an ... 06/21/07 - 20070140537 - Simultaneous generation of different data sets from a single acquisition run and dual rendering of images In a method and system for dual rendering of images, a first volume image is reconstructed with a computer. A second volume image is reconstructed with the computer. The first reconstructed volume image is adjusted for a desired rendering. The second volume image is adjusted for desired rendering. A dual ... 06/21/07 - 20070140536 - Medical image processing method and apparatus A method for processing digital x-ray images to maximize diagnostic information. The method includes accessing a raw digital image signal generated by imaging a patient with an imaging modality and transmitting the raw image to an acquisition workstation. The acquisition workstation classifies the image and assigns a plurality of image ... 06/21/07 - 20070140535 - Method and apparatus for reducing cone beam artifacts using spatially varying weighting functions A method for combining images acquired using helical half-scan imaging comprises identifying an image plane within an overlap region comprising data from first and second view streams representative of first and second cycles of acquired image data. The image plane comprises the same anatomical structure. First and second weighting functions ... 06/21/07 - 20070140534 - Method for determining a three-dimensional structure from a two-dimensional image, in particular a bone structure The object of the invention is a process for determining the mechanical resistance of a bone from a digitized two dimensional image, obtained by imaging, characterized in that there is carried out a correlation between the bone mineral density determined from this two dimensional image by any means suitable to ... 06/14/07 - 20070133852 - Method and system of computer-aided quantitative and qualitative analysis of medical images A system and method of computer aided analysis of medical images and detection of malignant lesions is described. Medical images obtained from multiple modalities are analyzed. Morphological features as well as temporal, i.e., kinetics features, are combined to compute a consolidated assessment of a possible lesion detected in the medical ... 06/14/07 - 20070133851 - Method and apparatus for selecting computer-assisted algorithms based on protocol and/or parameters of an acquisistion system A system and method for selecting a computer algorithm for processing a medical image for a clinical purpose is enclosed. The method includes accessing image data, accessing clinical data, and accessing a structured knowledgebase. An optimal computer algorithm is selected with associated optimal operating parameters from a plurality of computer ... 06/14/07 - 20070133850 - System for making a medical device A castless system and method for sizing a medical device for use with limbs, joints, appendages, and other body members of a human or animal subject. The system uses at least two digital images to create a body member profile and extract measurements for the selection of a model template. ... 06/14/07 - 20070133849 - Method and apparatus for visualisation of a tubular structure The present invention relates to a method and a corresponding apparatus for visualization of a tubular structure of an object by use of a 3D image data set of said object. In order to provide a more efficient and illustrative visualization a method is proposed comprising the steps of: —generating ... 06/14/07 - 20070133848 - Manual tools for model based image segmentation A scanner (18) acquires images of a subject. A 3D model (52) of an organ is selected from an organ model database (50) and dropped over an image of an actual organ. A best fitting means (62) globally scales, translates and/or rotates the model (52) to best fit the actual ... 06/07/07 - 20070127800 - Branch extension method for airway segmentation A branch extension method and system for segmenting airways in 3D image data is disclosed. An initial airway segmentation is obtained from the 3D image data. Terminal branches of segmented airways of the initial airway segmentation are identified. The segmentation of the terminal branches is then extended. The segmentation of ... 06/07/07 - 20070127799 - Method and system for vertebrae and intervertebral disc localization in magnetic resonance images A system and method for vertebrae and intervertebral disc localization in magnetic resonance (MR) images is disclosed. In this method, a target spine MR image is segmented by generating a binary segmentation. A spinal cord line is then estimated on the segmented image. Neighboring vertebrae in a region of interest ... 06/07/07 - 20070127798 - System and method for semantic indexing and navigation of volumetric images A method for navigating digital medical images includes providing a digitized patient medical image of a structure of interest in a patient, using a pre-trained classifier to segment the structure of interest from the image, creating links from the structure of interest to a corresponding structure in an anatomical atlas, ... 06/07/07 - 20070127797 - Methods and systems to facilitate reducing banding artifacts in images Methods and systems for generating computed tomographic (CT) images from image data acquired during different biological cycles are provided. A computer is programmed to receive a plurality of scan data acquired during a gated acquisition window of each of a plurality of biological cycles, blend the scan data acquired during ... 06/07/07 - 20070127796 - System and method for automatically assessing active lesions Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for improving workflow in assessing lesions including displaying a reference image and determining a lesion contour. The reference image is displayed with a user interface component. The lesion contour is determined with a contour processing component. The lesion contour is based ... 06/07/07 - 20070127795 - System and method for linking current and previous images based on anatomy Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for correlating an acquired image with an historical image. Certain embodiments include registering an acquired image and at least one historical image according to a coordinate system, applying a metric to the acquired image and each of the historical image(s), ... 06/07/07 - 20070127794 - Reproducible objective quantification method to segment white matter structures The invention provides a reproducible, objective quantification technique that reliably segments white matter structures. The technique receives a seed voxel within the white matter structure from an individual, determines thresholds and selection criteria, creates a binary mask based on the at least one threshold and the at least one selection ... 06/07/07 - 20070127793 - Real-time interactive data analysis management tool Images and quantitative analytical data are displayed in an interactive manner to a user to facilitate efficient and effective diagnosis, treatment, and assessment of an abnormality or pathology. Images acquired over time, which may be acquired with scanners of various modalities, are registered, displayed in a single image, and comparatively ... 06/07/07 - 20070127792 - System and method for 3d graphical prescription of a medical imaging volume Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system for three-dimensional graphical prescription of an imaging volume including a user interface component, a reference image, and a three-dimensional representation of the imaging volume. The user interface component includes a display. The reference image is presented on the display. The ... 06/07/07 - 20070127791 - Automated synchronization of 3-d medical images, related methods and computer products Methods, systems and computer programs can electronically provide a visual comparison of rendered 3-D medical images. The methods include: (a) providing first and second 3-D medical digital images of a patient on at least one display; (b) electronically altering a visualization of the first 3-D image on the at least ... 06/07/07 - 20070127790 - System and method for anatomy labeling on a pacs Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for image registration and display of relevant information. The method includes identifying one or more anatomical parts in an acquired image, mapping the acquired image to a reference image based on the one or more anatomical parts, storing anatomy ... 06/07/07 - 20070127789 - Method for three dimensional multi-phase quantitative tissue evaluation A method of evaluating tissue of an organ includes accessing image data and processing the image data to quantify at least one feature of interest in the tissue. The image data is derived from a computed tomography acquisition system and includes multiple phases of acquired whole organ data. Each phase ... 05/31/07 - 20070122019 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, method of making an imaging-plan, and method of imaging The present invention provides a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a unit for specifying a plurality of regions of interest on a plurality of original images acquired by imaging several times while shifting imaging positions, a unit for finding an approximate line involved in the regions of interest on an ... 05/31/07 - 20070122018 - Systems and methods for automatic change quantification for medical decision support A method of automatic change quantification for medical decision support includes: automatically detecting a structure in a set of medical images; characterizing the detected structure including modeling of deformation characteristics of the detected structure; matching images based on the characterization of the detected structure, wherein a size measure of the ... 05/31/07 - 20070122017 - Cognition integrator and language In a specification mode, a user specifies classes of a class network and process steps of a process hierarchy using a novel scripting language. The classes describe what the user expects to find in digital images. The process hierarchy describes how the digital images are to be analyzed. Each process ... 05/31/07 - 20070122016 - Colon characteristic path registration This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for efficiently calculating a registration of multiple characteristic paths of a virtual three-dimensional object. Each path of discrete points is transformed into a piecewise linear parameterization as a function of path length. The paths are smoothed and normalized. The shorter path ... 05/24/07 - 20070116341 - Apparatus and method for determining measure of similarity between images A method and system is presented in image-guided radiosurgery for determining the measure of similarity of two digital images, for example a 2D x-ray image and a 2D DRR synthesized from 3D scan data. A two-dimensional array of pixel values of a difference image may be formed by subtracting each ... 05/24/07 - 20070116340 - Method for reducing exposure to infrared light beam, ultrasound or magnetic impulse rays in medical imaging devices Method and apparatus for X-ray imaging of a body, employing a support to receive a body to be examined, a source emitting a beam of X-rays, a detector irradiated by the beam, a converter for converting the detected intensities into data, a means for turning the mounted mobile support by ... 05/24/07 - 20070116339 - System and method for myocardium segmentation in realtime cardiac mr data A method for cardiac segmentation includes providing a plurality of digitized medical images, each image comprising a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points on an 2-dimensional grid, the plurality of images forming a sequence of cardiac images acquired at different time points, filtering noise from the sequence ... 05/24/07 - 20070116338 - Methods and systems for automatic segmentation of biological structure Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for segmenting biological structure including: identifying at least one seed point associated with a radiographic image, wherein the radiographic image includes one or more organs of sight, the at least one seed point positioned to correspond to an interior region of ... 05/24/07 - 20070116337 - Method and system for automatically determining regions in a scanned object A method and system for automatically determining regions in scanned object are provided. The method includes performing a scout scan of an object and automatically determining regions within the object based on attenuation information from the scout scan. ... 05/24/07 - 20070116336 - System and method for patient acuity driven workflow using computer-aided diagnosis of medical images Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for determining patient acuity including an analysis component, an acuity database, and a processing component. The analysis component is capable of generating analysis data based at least in part on a medical image. The acuity database is capable of associating the ... 05/24/07 - 20070116335 - Method and apparatus for semi-automatic segmentation technique for low-contrast tubular shaped objects A system and method for segmenting and editing anatomical objects from medical images is disclosed. The system may be a medical diagnostic imaging system. A computer unit may execute computer software for segmenting anatomical objects from medical images. The computer software may extract an anatomical object from planar curves. The ... 05/24/07 - 20070116334 - Method and apparatus for three-dimensional interactive tools for semi-automatic segmentation and editing of image objects A system and method for segmenting and editing anatomical objects from medical images is disclosed. The system may be a medical diagnostic imaging system. A computer unit may execute computer software for segmenting anatomical objects from medical images. The computer software may extract an anatomical object from planar curves. Additionally, ... 05/24/07 - 20070116333 - Detection of multiple targets on a plane of interest A system and method for determining positions of multiple targets on a planar surface is described. The targets subject to detection may include a touch from a body part (such as a finger), a pen, or other objects. The system and method may use light sensors, such as cameras, to ... 05/24/07 - 20070116332 - Vessel segmentation using vesselness and edgeness A system (100) and corresponding method for vessel segmentation are provided, the system having an adapter (112, 128, 130) for receiving image data, a processor (102) in signal communication with the input adapter, a pre-processing unit (170) in signal communication with the processor for pre-processing the received image data, and ... 05/17/07 - 20070110293 - System and method for imaging A system for determining presence or absence of one or more thermally distinguishable objects in a living body is disclosed. The system comprises a combined image generator configured for combining non-thermographic three-dimensional data of a three-dimensional tissue region in the living body with thermographic two-dimensional data of the tissue region ... 05/17/07 - 20070110292 - System and method for computer aided detection via asymmetric cascade of sparse linear classifiers A method for computer aided detection of anatomical abnormalities in medical images includes providing a plurality of abnormality candidates and features of said abnormality candidates, and classifying said abnormality candidates as true positives or false positives using a hierarchical cascade of linear classifiers of the form sign(wTx+b), wherein x is ... 05/17/07 - 20070110291 - Image processing system and method for editing contours of a target object using multiple sectional images There is provided an image processing system, which includes: a 3D image data forming unit for forming three-dimensional (3D) image data based on input image signals; a sectional image extracting unit for extracting sectional images from the 3D image data; a contour detecting unit for detecting contours of a target ... 05/17/07 - 20070110290 - Devices systems and methods for processing images Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, which can comprise providing machine instructions adapted to render a final enhanced image of an object based upon a final enhanced set of data. The final enhanced set of data can be derived from a detected set of data obtained from an imaging ... 05/17/07 - 20070110289 - Rigid body tracking for radiosurgery A method and apparatus compares in-treatment X-ray images of a volume with pre-treatment reference images of the volume and determines a combined similarity measure. A combined registration search space is searched to maximize the combined similarity measure and to jointly register the in-treatment X-ray images with the pre-treatment images. ... 05/03/07 - 20070098241 - X-ray ct system The present invention is intended to improve the quality of a three-dimensional display image, an MPR display image, or an MIP display image presented by an X-ray CT system that performs a conventional (axial) scan, a cine scan, or a helical scan. The X-ray CT system includes an image reconstruction ... 05/03/07 - 20070098240 - Image diagnostic apparatus For the purpose of improving operability, and hence, imaging efficiency, a storage section (34) stores a sequence of inputting operational data into a plurality of input fields displayed by a display section (33), and the display section (33) sequentially highlights the input fields corresponding to the sequence of inputting stored ... 05/03/07 - 20070098239 - Method for characterizing shape, appearance and motion of an object that is being tracked A method for generating Pairwise Active Appearance Models (PAAMs) that characterize shape, appearance and motion of an object and using the PAAM to track the motion of an object is disclosed. A plurality of video streams is received. Each video stream includes a series of image frames that depict an ... 05/03/07 - 20070098238 - Imaging methods, imaging systems, and articles of manufacture Imaging methods, imaging systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an imaging method includes providing a plurality of orientation definitions corresponding to a plurality of respective views of the space, providing a visual representation corresponding to one of the views of a space, providing one of ... 05/03/07 - 20070098237 - Method of dental microscopic procedure A method of dental microscopic procedure, using a digital surgical scope, includes steps for selecting a function of the digital surgical scope to perform, obtaining the corresponding images from the image data taking device or the image data processing/storing device, processing the images by the image data processing/storing device, and ... 05/03/07 - 20070098236 - Method and device for generating sub-images The invention relates to the generating of images by means of a two-dimensional field of image sensors, notably by means of a flat dynamic X-ray detector FDXD. In order to adhere to with the maximum data rate Gmax of an evaluation unit (1) it is necessary to satisfy the relation ... 04/26/07 - 20070092125 - Imaging method and apparatus A method is provided for measuring a response to a stimulus of a plurality of samples spots of a sample using a measuring system having a measurement range to generate an image of the sample in digital space. The method includes, for each sample, while measuring the response, varying the ... 04/26/07 - 20070092124 - System for and method of displaying subtraction image and computer program for the system In a subtraction image displaying system, object areas extracted from the two medical images obtained by taking a part including an object area to be diagnosed of a subject are located, and a subtraction image of the object area generated on the basis of the difference between the object areas ... 04/26/07 - 20070092123 - Method and device for movement correction when imaging the heart A method and a device are disclosed for movement correction when imaging the heart. In an embodiment of the method, a number of pictures of at least one region of the heart, that are subsequently combined with one another to generate a combined image data record, are recorded with the ... 04/26/07 - 20070092122 - Method and system for segment-based optical flow estimation The methods and systems of the present invention enable the estimation of optical flow by performing color segmentation and adaptive bilateral filtering to regularize the flow field to achieve a more accurate flow field estimation. After creating pyramid models for two input image frames, color segmentation is performed. Next, starting ... 04/26/07 - 20070092121 - System and method for automatic extraction of spinal cord from 3d volumetric images A method of extracting a spinal cord from a digitized medical image includes providing a digitized medical image, selecting a set of points from said image as candidates for belonging to the spine, initializing a probability for each candidate point to belong to said spine, minimizing a weighted sum of ... 04/26/07 - 20070092120 - Fast geometric flows based white matter fiber tract segmentation in dt-mri Segmentation of White Matter Fiber Tract in DT-MRI images is achieved by using level sets methods including a method which will increase the speed and quality of the surface evolvement. A method system representing a measure of coincidence of the tensor field with the normal of the surface front to ... 04/26/07 - 20070092119 - Method and functional unit for quality monitoring of image acquisitions and simultaneous implementation of an image pre-processing and generation of image processing objects (presentation states) using progressive image compression and transfer methods A method is provided for simultaneously implementing an image preprocessing and storing of presentation states during a running image transfer by sending acquired image data, which may be in a low resolution format, to an image processing station where processing descriptions associated with the acquired image are assigned to the ... 04/19/07 - 20070086634 - Finger sensor including enhanced esd protection and associated methods A finger sensor may include a finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) having a finger sensing area and at least one bond pad adjacent thereto, and a flexible circuit coupled to the IC finger sensor. More particularly, the flexible circuit may include a flexible layer, and at least one conductive trace ... 04/19/07 - 20070086633 - Method for supporting an interventional medical operation With a method for supporting an interventional medical operation, a 3-dimensional image data set is recorded before the method. A positioning system is coupled with the coordinates system of the 3-dimensional image data set. The instrument is positioned and the position of the instrument in the 3-dimensional image data set ... 04/19/07 - 20070086632 - Medical data storage or review with interactive features of a video format Storage and/or review of medical data are provided with interactive features of a video format. One or more examinations are stored in a DVD format. Using a standard format, standard equipment may be used to view the stored examinations. Interactive features of the video format allow navigation. Chapter selection allows ... 04/12/07 - 20070081713 - Automatic bone detection in mri images A method for detecting bone and bone disease using MRI images includes: detecting and segmenting bone borders using dark bone border intensity information from an MRI image; and detecting bone disease within a segmented image region. ... 04/12/07 - 20070081712 - System and method for whole body landmark detection, segmentation and change quantification in digital images A method for segmenting digitized images includes providing a training set comprising a plurality of digitized whole-body images, providing labels on anatomical landmarks in each image of said training set, aligning each said training set image, generating positive and negative training examples for each landmark by cropping the aligned training ... 04/12/07 - 20070081711 - Method of processing an ultrasound image The present invention is directed to a method of processing an ultrasound image, comprising the steps of: a) successively acquiring ultrasound images from an object; b) sampling ultrasound images in a predetermined time interval; c) determining an image difference between a currently sampled ultrasound image and a previously sampled ultrasound ... 04/12/07 - 20070081710 - Systems and methods for segmenting object of interest from medical image A system for segmenting a target organ tumor from an image includes a background model builder, a foreground model builder and a tumor region locator. The background model builder uses an intensity distribution estimate of voxels in an organ region in an image to build a background model. The foreground ... 04/12/07 - 20070081709 - Method and apparatus for standardizing ultrasonography training using image to physical space registration of tomographic volumes from tracked ultrasound A clinical and training apparatus that collects and processes physical space data while performing an image-guided procedure on an anatomical area of interest includes a calibration probe, a tracked ultrasonic probe, a wireless tracking device that tracks the ultrasonic probe in space and an image data processor. The physical space ... 04/12/07 - 20070081708 - Method for projecting radiological image data into a neuroanatomical coordinate system A method is described for projecting radiological image data of at least a part of a brain into a neuroanatomical coordinate system. To this end, anatomical reference marks in the initial radiological image data are determined in an automated fashion and a rotation and/or displacement of the initial radiological image ... 04/12/07 - 20070081707 - Method and system for automatically generating a disease severity index Methods and systems for automatically generating a severity index for images of anatomical features of a patient are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an image of an anatomical feature of a patient is compared with a normal, standardized image of the same anatomical feature. Based on this comparison, a deviation ... 04/12/07 - 20070081706 - Systems and methods for computer aided diagnosis and decision support in whole-body imaging A system for providing automatic diagnosis and decision support includes: a medical image database; generative learning and modeling modules that build distributional appearance models and spatial relational models of organs or structures using images from the medical image database; a statistical whole-body atlas that includes one or more distributional appearance ... 04/12/07 - 20070081705 - System and method for fetal biometric measurements from ultrasound data and fusion of same for estimation of fetal gestational age A method for segmenting and measuring anatomical structures in fetal ultrasound images includes the steps of providing a digitized ultrasound image of a fetus comprising a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points on a 3-dimensional grid, providing a plurality of classifiers trained to detect anatomical structures in ... 04/12/07 - 20070081704 - System, program product, and methods for attenuation correction of emission data on pet/ct and spect/ct Embodiments of the present invention provide the use of average CT (ACT) to match the temporal resolution of CT and PET to enhance PET imaging and evaluated tumor quantification with HCT and ACT. For example, an embodiment of a method of enhanced PET imaging on a PET/CT scanner includes generating ... 04/12/07 - 20070081703 - Methods, devices and systems for multi-modality integrated imaging Multi Media Integrated Imaging (MMII) includes methods, devices and systems that are effective in overcoming the shortcomings of conventional medical imaging techniques. Instead of generating a series of unrelated images taken at different times and obtained by several technologies, embodiments of the present invention generate a deeply detailed, coherent image ... 04/12/07 - 20070081702 - Method and system for processing an image of body tissues A method and system for detecting a boundary between a first tissue and a second tissue in a two-dimensional image. A cost is assigned to each pixel in a detection region indicative of the likelihood that the pixel is not located on the boundary between the first tissue and the ... 04/12/07 - 20070081701 - Systems, methods and apparatus for tracking progression and tracking treatment of disease from categorical indices Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, and database of images have categorized levels of severity of a disease or medical condition is generated from human designation of the severity. In some embodiments, the severity of a disease or medical condition is diagnosed by comparison of ... 04/12/07 - 20070081700 - Systems, methods and apparatus for creation of a database of images from categorical indices Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, and database of images have categorized levels of severity of a disease or medical condition is generated from human designation of the severity. In some embodiments, the severity of a disease or medical condition is diagnosed by comparison of ... 04/12/07 - 20070081699 - Systems, methods and apparatus for diagnosis of disease from categorical indices Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, and database of images have categorized levels of severity of a disease or medical condition is generated from human designation of the severity. In some embodiments, the severity of a disease or medical condition is diagnosed by comparison of ... 04/05/07 - 20070076935 - Method and system for monitoring breathing activity of a subject A method and system for monitoring breathing movement of a subject is disclosed. A method and system for detecting and predictably estimating regular cycles of breathing movements is disclosed. Another disclosed aspect of the invention is directed to detect and report irregularity of breathing activity of an infant, such as ... 04/05/07 - 20070076934 - Automatic cad algorithm selection A computer system for automatic selection of a computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm including a database storing image data, a browser for navigating the data and selecting image data, an application receiving image data selected by the browser, and a selector selecting a CAD algorithm for processing the image data according ... 04/05/07 - 20070076933 - Estimating the 0th and 1st moments in c-arm ct data for extrapolating truncated projections A method and system for implementing the method for extending the effective field of view of a CT scanner, comprising the steps of forming a preliminary estimate of the projection mass for each image projection, forming a preliminary estimate of the center of mass for each image projection, estimating the ... 04/05/07 - 20070076932 - Segmenting medical image data sets A method for segmenting a body structure image data set produced from a medical imaging method includes: using a reference data set to define delineated body structures in the body structure image data set; and ascertaining an overall mapping function that substantially maps a reference data set onto the body ... 04/05/07 - 20070076931 - Method for display of at least one medical finding In a method for display of at least one medical finding, at least one part of a body of a patient is shown on a display medium in a body view. A localization in the body of the patient is associated with each finding, and the localizations are marked at ... 04/05/07 - 20070076930 - System and method for detecting content in-vivo A system and method for detecting in-vivo content, may include an in-vivo imaging device for capturing a stream of image frames in a GI tract, a content detector for detecting and/or identifying one or more image frames from the stream of image streams that may show content, and a graphical ... 04/05/07 - 20070076929 - System and method for automatic post processing image generation Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for automatic image post processing in a healthcare environment. In an embodiment, an automatic post processing image generation system includes at least one user interface, which is adapted to display at least one image on an image viewer and ... 04/05/07 - 20070076928 - System and method for anatomy based reconstruction A technique is provided for performing diagnosis and/or analysis of a volumetric image generated via anatomy based reconstruction. The technique includes generating a three-dimensional image by reconstructing a plurality of residual projection images from which a contribution of one or more structures of interest has been removed. The technique also ... 04/05/07 - 20070076927 - Automatic identification of the anterior and posterior commissure landmarks The AC and/or PC landmarks are identified in a midsagittal MRI image by firstly identifying structures in the brain (specifically the fornix and/or brainstem) as groups of pixels in a radiological image which have an intensity in ranges defined by one or more thresholds and which obey predefined geometrical criteria. ... 03/29/07 - 20070071299 - Method of processing radiographic image and processing apparatus Frame image data sets obtained in sequence by computer tomographic (CT) imaging, and a difference value between pixel values of corresponding pixels in two consecutive frames included in the frame image data sets. Then, the difference value is compared with a threshold value. If the difference value is smaller than ... 03/29/07 - 20070071298 - System and method for polyp detection in tagged or non-tagged stool images A method for detecting polyp candidates in tagged stool or non-tagged stool images without performing stool subtraction, includes: applying a filter to locations in image data of a colon including tagged or non-tagged stool to generate a response image based on a gradient magnitude, angle, and radius in relation to ... 03/29/07 - 20070071297 - Method and system for displaying unseen areas in guided two dimensional colon screening A method and system for displaying unseen areas in guided two dimensional (2D) colon screening, includes calculating segmentation and colon surface for a colon; calculating a centerline for the colon; designating as a current focus point a current point of intersection of a current portion of the centerline and a ... 03/29/07 - 20070071296 - Radiographic image processing apparatus for processing radiographic image taken with radiation, method of radiographic image processing, and computer program product therefor A radiographic image processing apparatus includes a radiographic image inputting unit, an intermediate image generating unit, a large object image generating unit, and a small object image generating unit. The radio graphic image inputting unit inputs a radiographic image which is a frame of moving picture taken radiographically. The intermediate ... 03/29/07 - 20070071295 - Orientation-based assessment of cardiac synchrony in medical imaging Cardiac synchrony information is provided for medical imaging. Multidimensional motion is determined, such as by tracking tissue locations of the heart through a sequence of images. An approximate orientation of the heart is identified. The identification may be automatic or performed by a processor. A component of the multidimensional motion ... 03/29/07 - 20070071294 - System and method for medical diagnosis and tracking using three-dimensional subtraction in a picture archiving communication system Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system for medical diagnosis and tracking. In an embodiment, a medical diagnosis and tracking system includes one or more medical imaging devices adapted to create one or more current images. The medical diagnosis and tracking system also includes a historical images ... 03/29/07 - 20070071293 - Method and apparatus for image processing The present invention relates to apparatus and method, which are capable of achieving free layout editing/printout in a state of mixing image data having different format in the same page. Specifically, predetermined (different/same) image processing using block data as a unit is carried out according to the result of reading ... 03/29/07 - 20070071292 - Speckle adaptive medical image processing Image processing adapts to speckle. Speckle is identified from signal transitions. For example, peaks, valleys or mean crossings of image signals as a function of space or spatial location are identified. A speckle characteristic, such as speckle size, is estimated from the signal transitions. The estimation may be limited to ... 03/22/07 - 20070064990 - Methods and systems for image data processing Methods, storage mediums, and systems for image data processing are provided. Embodiments for the methods, storage mediums, and systems include configurations to perform one or more of the following steps: background signal measurement, particle identification using classification dye emission and cluster rejection, inter-image alignment, inter-image particle correlation, fluorescence integration of ... 03/22/07 - 20070064989 - Systems and methods for analyzing skin conditions of people using digital images Systems and methods are provided for analyzing skin conditions using digital images. The method comprises acquiring a white-light image and an ultraviolet (“UV”) image of at least a portion of a body surface, such as a person's face, each of the white-light and UV images including a plurality of pixels ... 03/22/07 - 20070064988 - System and method for grouping airways and arteries for quantitative analysis A method for grouping airway and artery pairs, includes: computing a two-dimensional (2D) cross-section of an airway; identifying regions of high-intensity in the 2D cross-section; computing a first indicator for each of the high intensity regions, wherein the first indicator is an orientation measure of the high intensity region with ... 03/22/07 - 20070064987 - System for processing imaging device data and associated imaging report information A system uses imaging device orientation, location and inclination data to create a link between a medical report statement and a specific image or series of images enabling a user to view a patient imaging report of a patient automatically associating a patient image and a corresponding report statement. A ... 03/22/07 - 20070064986 - Touchless identification in system for monitoring hand washing or application of a disinfectant A system and method for monitoring hand washing or application of a disinfectant wherein a pattern recognition algorithm executed in a computer compares one or more digitized images of a user going through hand washing or disinfectant application motions with a reference set of images and creates a pass/fail report. ... 03/22/07 - 20070064985 - Method and system for analyzing skin conditions using digital images The embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for analyzing skin conditions using digital images. The method comprises acquiring a white-light image and an ultraviolet (UV) image of a portion of a body surface, such as a person's face, each of the white-light and UV images including ... 03/22/07 - 20070064984 - System and method for dynamic configuration of pacs workstation displays Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for dynamic configuration of PACS workstation displays. Certain embodiments include automatically detecting a number of display(s) in communication with a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and a display resolution associated with each of the display(s). An application window ... 03/22/07 - 20070064983 - Method for automatically detecting nasal tumor The present invention discloses a method for automatically detecting a nasal tumor from the MR (magnetic resonance) images. First, the pixels that have specific trends and are affected by contrast agents with specific level will be filtered according to the developing coefficient and control coefficient of grey prediction. Then the ... 03/22/07 - 20070064982 - Clinical review and analysis work flow for lung nodule assessment An image display system includes user configurable viewports for the review and analysis of image data. The user configurable viewports include a review viewport and an analysis viewport. The review viewport displays in a review mode, a plurality of image views of the image data. The analysis viewport displays in ... 03/22/07 - 20070064981 - Repeated examination reporting A plurality of diagnostic images of a region of interest of a subject are generated and stored in a patient database (10). In one of the images, a region of interest, such as a tumor, is identified. The database is searched for the other images of the same region of ... 03/22/07 - 20070064980 - Particle detector A smoke detector (10) is disclosed which uses a beam of radiation such as a laser (16), to monitor a region, such a room (12). A camera (14) is used to capture images of part of the room (12), including a path of the laser beam. Particles in the laser ... 03/15/07 - 20070058848 - Method of determining and correcting non-linear detector pixels A method of determining and correcting non-linear detector pixels by: recording a test image illuminated by X-ray beams with a detector constructed pixel by pixel; performing offset correction and gain correction of the recorded test image to establish a corrected test image; filtering the corrected test image with a suitable ... 03/15/07 - 20070058847 - Image processing method A method for processing a medical image represented by a digital image signal and accompanying image identification data wherein upon processing of one of the image and the image identifying data, a corresponding change of the other is effectuated. ... 03/15/07 - 20070058846 - Three-dimensional image processing apparatus, three-dimensional image processing method and control program used in three-dimensional image processing apparatus A 3D-image processing apparatus comprising a first acquisition device, a second acquisition device, and a computing unit. The first acquisition device acquires displacement information about first 3D-imaging data and second 3D-imaging data different from the first 3D-imaging data. The first 3D-imaging data represents one of three-dimensional images different in diagnostic ... 03/15/07 - 20070058845 - Method for detecting abnormalities in medical screening A computer-aided detection process for interpreting body images using knowledge based SMART algorithms. The process interprets, in real time, body scan images submitted from screening centers and other certified medical practitioners around the world, and then renders an accurate, reliable and reproducible analysis of each patient's health status relative to ... 03/08/07 - 20070053569 - Method and apparatus for automated image analysis of biological specimens A method and apparatus for automated cell analysis of biological specimens automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. The low magnification images are converted from a first color space to a second color space. The color space converted ... 03/08/07 - 20070053568 - Osteotomy procedure An osteotomy resection procedure for removing a wedge from a bone utilizing a localization device. The localization device being used to track reference points associated with the bone, track surgical instruments, perform calculations to determine a resection angle for the wedge, and assist a surgeon in performing the procedure. ... 03/08/07 - 20070053567 - Image interpretation report creating apparatus An image interpretation report creating apparatus for retrieving a key image corresponding to that in the previous examination from among images taken in this examination to display it on an image display terminal. The apparatus includes: a follow-up observation examination determining unit for determining whether this examination is an object ... 03/08/07 - 20070053566 - Apparatus and method for processing an ultrasound image The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing an ultrasound image of a target object including a periodically moving object, including: an ROI setting unit for setting regions of interest (ROIs) to each of frames constituting ultrasound volume data acquired from a target object; a VOI setting unit for ... 03/08/07 - 20070053565 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus which processes image data includes a plurality of modes of operation for processing the image data; and a first manipulating member which is manipulated during a first one of the modes of operation, wherein in the first mode of operation, a process is run which is ... 03/08/07 - 20070053564 - Image processing method and computer readable medium for image processing Failure part is detected using calculated structure information. In one embodiment, the failure part is detected by comparing path node positions, numbers of node positions, branch lengths, and branch positions. That is, it is detected that although nodes a2 and a3 exist in structure information N in phase N, corresponding ... 03/08/07 - 20070053563 - Probabilistic boosting tree framework for learning discriminative models A probabilistic boosting tree framework for computing two-class and multi-class discriminative models is disclosed. In the learning stage, the probabilistic boosting tree (PBT) automatically constructs a tree in which each node combines a number of weak classifiers (e.g., evidence, knowledge) into a strong classifier or conditional posterior probability. The PBT ... 03/08/07 - 20070053562 - Methods of smoothing segmented regions and related devices Automated methods for segmenting and smoothing volumes of interest, such as the mediastinal boundary of a lung. Devices and systems configured to perform the automated methods. ... 03/08/07 - 20070053561 - Method and apparatus for identifying mole growth A mole analysis program generates a digital signature for a first mole, based on a digital image of first, second, and third moles. The program may then determine whether the first mole matches a previously imaged mole, based on the digital signature for the first mole and baseline data with ... 03/08/07 - 20070053560 - Method and system for performing patient specific analysis of disease relevant changes of a disease in an anatomical structure A method for performing patient specific analysis of disease relevant changes of a disease in an anatomical structure of interest is provided. The method comprises determining a percentage of the anatomical structure that is encompassed by a diseased tissue region using a patient specific healthy tissue model. The method then ... 03/08/07 - 20070053559 - Method and apparatus for identifying mole growth A mole analysis program generates a digital signature for a first mole, based on a digital image of first, second, and third moles. The program may then determine whether the first mole matches a previously imaged mole, based on the digital signature for the first mole and baseline data with ... 03/08/07 - 20070053558 - Method, apparatus and computer program for contour detection of vessels using x-ray densitometry A method has been described for deriving contour data in X-Ray images for vessels with differential absorption through applying a contour-finding algorithm on a shadow image and finding the vessel borders through segmentation based on image intensities. In particular, the method uses the following steps: finding a densitometric area of ... 03/08/07 - 20070053557 - Method and system for detection of undesirable images A method for detecting undesirable images within an image sequence, comprising the steps of receiving the image sequence; computing one or more associated image characteristics for a group of images, wherein the group of images includes at least one image from the image sequence; identifying any undesirable group of images ... 03/08/07 - 20070053556 - Iterative data reconstruction Iterative algorithms which may be used for image reconstruction, consisting of alternating projections and backprojections usually have a slow convergence, due to correlations between simultaneously processed data and consequently a low image quality. According to the present invention, a filtering step is introduced before backprojection, allowing a parallel processing without ... 03/08/07 - 20070053555 - Medical image display method and apparatus A medical image display method of this invention includes an organ display step for displaying an image of a predetermined organ including a desired blood vessel in a medical image on a display unit; a blood vessel selection step for selecting the desired blood vessel from the image of the ... 03/08/07 - 200700 |