Patent ID: 11944485
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 12,
wherein the difference image comprises a y-axis representative of a plurality of depths and an x-axis representative of the plurality of difference lines such that each difference line comprises a vertical line,
wherein the plurality of intensity values is arranged along the vertical line,
wherein the step of determining, by the processor, whether the difference image includes the periodic signal comprises:
generating, by the processor, an axial intensity curve by summing, along each vertical line, the plurality of intensity values; and
determining, by the processor, whether the axial intensity curve includes the periodic signal,

the method further comprising determining, by the processor, whether the axial intensity curve includes the periodic signal by applying an autocorrelation function to the axial intensity curve.