CT image-based lung lobe segmentation method and device

A technology of CT images and lung lobes, which is applied in the field of image processing, can solve problems such as no lung lobes segmentation, and achieve the effect of saving time

Active Publication Date: 2017-11-24
SHENYANG NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYST CO LTD
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[0004] At present, chest solutions in the prior art mainly focus on whole lung segmentation, tracheal segme

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[0066] Method embodiment one:

[0067] See figure 1 This figure is a flowchart of Embodiment 1 of a method for segmentation of lung lobes based on CT images provided by the present invention.

[0068] The method for segmentation of lung lobes based on CT images provided in this embodiment includes the following steps:

[0069] Step 101: Extract a lung area from a CT image, and divide the lung area into a left lung area and a right lung area.

[0070] It should be noted that when taking a CT image of the lungs, the image of the chest is usually directly taken. Therefore, it is necessary to extract the lung area from the chest CT image and determine the boundary between the left lung area and the right lung area. After determining the area of ​​the left and right lungs, the lung lobes can be segmented in the left and right lung areas. Generally, the lung area image extracted from the CT image, such as figure 2 Shown. The left lung area includes 2 lung lobes, and the right lung area i...

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[0076] Method embodiment two:

[0077] The initial position of each lobe is connected to a bronchus. Following this physiological characteristic, this embodiment divides the airway into two levels. The first level is the trachea, and the second level is the bronchus. The end of the bronchi is used to find the initial position of each lung lobe. The following describes the lung trachea in the CT image Perform segmentation to determine the initial position of the lung lobe.

[0078] See Image 6 This figure is a flowchart of Embodiment 2 of the method for segmentation of lung lobes based on CT images provided by the present invention.

[0079] The lung lobe segmentation method provided in this embodiment includes:

[0080] Step 201: Extract the lung area from the CT image.

[0081] Step 202: Divide the lung area into a left lung area and a right lung area.

[0082] Step 203: segment the trachea and bronchus from the CT image of the lung area.

[0083] Step 202 and step 203 have no sequenc...

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[0094] Method embodiment three:

[0095] Since there are many image points in the acquired CT image, some of the image points may be interference points caused by certain factors in the process of acquiring the CT image, and some points may be points on other organs of the human body. Such as local bright spots in cracks, signal points on blood vessel wall, etc. The above-mentioned image points will all cause interference in the process of extracting the crack points of the lung lobes. Therefore, in order to extract the crack points of the lung lobes more accurately, these interference points need to be suppressed.

[0096] See Figure 7 This figure is a flowchart of Embodiment 3 of the method for segmentation of lung lobes based on CT images provided by the present invention.

[0097] The CT image-based lung lobe segmentation method provided in this embodiment includes:

[0098] Step 301: Extract a lung area from a CT image, and divide the lung area into a left lung area and a right...

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The present invention provides a CT image-based lung lobe segmentation method and device. The method includes the following steps that: a lung region is extracted from a CT image, the lung region is divided into a left lung region and a right lung region; lung lobe crack points are extracted from the left lung region and the right lung region; and a lung lobe crack surface is constructed on the basis of the lung lobe crack points. According to the CT image-based lung lobe segmentation method and device of the invention, the lung region is extracted from the CT image, and the lung region is divided into the left lung region and the right lung region, wherein the left lung region contains two lung lobes, and the right lung region contains three lung lobes; the lung lobe crack points are extracted from the left lung region and the right lung region; and the lung lobe crack surface is constructed on the basis of the lung lobe crack points. With the method and device of the invention adopted, lung lobe segmentation can be automatically performed; after the lung lobe segmentation is performed through the method, if five clear lung lobes cannot be obtained, it can be indicated that physiological abnormalities exist in lungs, or tumors exists around the in the lungs. Since the method can automatically segment the lungs into five lung lobes, if the method fails to obtain five lung lobes through segmentation, it is indicated that the abnormalities exist in the lungs, and therefore, a lot of time can be saved for doctors; and the doctors do not have to spend a lot of time manually analyzing CT images to find suspicious areas.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of image processing, in particular to a lung lobe segmentation method and device based on CT images. Background technique [0002] Lung disease has gradually become the most common disease that threatens human life and health. Among them, lung cancer has become the biggest threat among cancers because of its difficulty in detection, difficulty in treatment after discovery, and high mortality. When patients suffer from lung cancer with significant symptoms, they have basically missed the best period of diagnosis and treatment, so early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are very important. At present, low-dose spiral CT is mainly used in clinical diagnosis and screening of pulmonary nodules. The emergence and improvement of the computer-aided diagnosis system for the diagnosis of lung cancer is the most important thing in the development of contemporary medical care. [0003] Since the developme...

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IPC IPC(8): G06T7/10
CPCG06T7/10G06T2207/10081G06T2207/30061
Inventor 陈磊曲凯晨康雁吕晓凤
Owner SHENYANG NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYST CO LTD
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