US 7,492,931 B2
Image temporal change detection and display method and apparatus
John M. Sabol, Sussex, Wis. (US); Maggie Mei-Kei Fung, Waukesha, Wis. (US); Vianney Pierre Battle, Milwaukee, Wis. (US); and Gopal B. Avinash, New Berlin, Wis. (US)
Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, Wis. (US)
Filed on Nov. 26, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/723,861.
Prior Publication US 2005/0113961 A1, May 26, 2005
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 382—128  [700/182] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for analyzing image data comprising:
generating a temporal change image based upon first and second images from different times by segmenting the first and second images and registering at least a portion of the segmented images with one another, wherein the first and second images are generated by different imaging modalities; and
analyzing the temporal change image via at least one CAD algorithm.