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Medical image processing

An image processing and image technology, applied in the field of medical image processing, can solve problems such as increasing equipment cost, and achieve the effect of allowing detection, effective storage, and reducing storage requirements

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-30
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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Not only does this increase equipment cost, but it also introduces delays in processing and often significantly limits the size of the database that can be searched

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[0078] figure 1 Illustrate an example of a medical imaging system according to some embodiments of the present invention.

[0079] The system includes an image receiver 101 that receives medical images to be processed by the system. The image is an image that represents the characteristics or attributes of parts of a human or animal body. For example, the image may be an image of human or animal organs or parts of organs. In fact, in many embodiments, image processing equipment can be used as part of the treatment or diagnosis of patients suffering or suspected of suffering from a particular disease or condition. Thus, in many practical applications, the image may be an image of a specific area of ​​the patient's body.

[0080] The image is usually a visual representation of the attributes of the part of the human body. In the medical field, a large number of technologies have been developed to visualize internal parts of the human body, and in particular, a technology that allo...

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An apparatus for processing of medical images comprises a (101) receiver for receiving a an image representing characteristics of a part of a human or animal body. The image may for example be a magnetic resonance or computer tomography image. A signature unit (103) determines an image associated set of signatures from the first image. A sample store (109) comprises a data base in the form of a set of samples where each sample comprises a sample associated set of signatures and medical data. A matching unit (105) determines a set of matching samples from the set of samples in response to a comparison of the image associated set of signatures to the sample associated sets of signatures of the set of samples. A decision unit (111) then determines medical data for the image in response to the medical data comprised in the samples of the set of matching samples.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the processing of medical images of parts of a human or animal body, and particularly, but not completely, to the processing of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images. Background technique [0002] Image processing of digital images is becoming increasingly important and common. In fact, as processing power becomes more powerful and cost-effective, a large number of image processing applications are becoming attractive. In particular, in the past few decades, image processing has become increasingly beneficial and common in the medical field, where image processing can assist in various aspects of research, diagnosis, and treatment. This has been further exacerbated by the advent of more sophisticated means of generating images. In fact, in the medical field, images are not only limited to the capture of (ie, light) visual scenes, but images can also be generated from other sensory inputs. For example, two or even three-...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06T7/00G06F19/00G16H30/40
CPCG06F19/321G06T2207/10088G06T7/0014G16H30/40G06T7/00G06T2207/30004G06T2207/30196G06T2207/10072G06T2207/10116G06T2207/10132
Inventor O.索迪G.桑蒂亚戈弗洛雷斯R.S.贾辛施
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV