| US 7,388,973 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images | ||
| Márta Fidrich, Szeged (Hungary); Géza Makay, Szeged (Hungary); Eörs Máté, Szeged (Hungary); Emese Balogh, Satu Mare (Romania); Attila Kuba, Szeged (Hungary); László G. Nyúl, Szeged (Hungary); and Judit Kanyó, Kecskemét (Hungary) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 01, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/858,241. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0276455 A1, Dec. 15, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—128 [382/285; 378/21] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A system for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images, said system comprising:
an imaging system configured to generate a first plurality of slices showing images of a subject having the organ; and
a controller configured to:
determine a second plurality of slices within the first plurality of slices, wherein the second plurality of slices includes
the organ and a remaining set of slices within the first plurality of slices excludes the organ;
segment the organ from the second plurality of slices without a need to segment the remaining set within the first plurality
of slices; and
determine a contour of the organ within the second plurality of slices by determining effects of multiple forces on the contour.
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