Patent US 10,242,444

The present development is a method for generating a computer-aided accurate segmentation of an irregular structure, such as a colon The approach is based on a multi-tiered information propagation framework using statistical and variational methods. First, an initial segmentation using a method such as intensity based or shape-model registration for a volume of a typical CT is generated. The segmented image is subjected to a global/convex continuous minimization approach. After minimization, the data goes through post processing, and then the final segmented irregular structure output volume is generated.