| US 7,483,555 B2 | ||
| Method and system for digital image processing | ||
| Pinaki Ghosh, Bangalore (India); and Preethish Kumar M, Kasaragod (India) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 28, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/23,951. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0147098 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—128 [382/130] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for digital image processing, said method comprising the actions of:
(i) segmenting a data set of an image to be processed, based on predetermined conditions;
(ii) generating a maximum intensity projection of the segmented data set;
(iii) closing-by-reconstruction of said segmented data set in parallel to action (ii);
(iv) combining the result of action (i) with result of action (iii) by logical AND function; and
(v) replacing pixels of undesired intensity in result of action (ii) by pixels of desired intensity from result of action
(iv).
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