METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING A LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDOCARDIUM FROM MR CARDIAC IMAGES
Patent №
US 6,980,682
Granted
2005-12-27
Filed 2000
Owner
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
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AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09721606
A method and apparatus is provided for segmenting a left ventricular endocardium in a magnetic resonance image. Image shape, size, gradients, intensity, and connectivity are used to locate the endocardial boundary. Specifically, a series of dilations and refinements to a mask corresponding to acquired data is performed. Variations in intensity, representing the endocardial boundary, are detected, and the endocardial boundary may then be clearly identified in the MR image.
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GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
assignment · 118530987
Assignors
AVINASH, GOPAL B., TUREK, MATTHEW W., BRIDGE, WILLIAM J.
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