Patent ID: 9247879
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B,G06K,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving image data from a scan of a subject, the image data representing first voxels and second voxels; automatically discerning one or more bones of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying one or more of the discerned bones; automatically discerning one or more arteries of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying one or more of the discerned arteries; automatically discerning one or more organs of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying one or more of the discerned organs; automatically discerning an outer or inner margin of a body wall of the subject; and producing output that depicts one or more of the identified bones, one or more of the identified arteries, one or more of the identified organs, or the outer or inner margin of the body wall, wherein the outer or inner margin of the body wall of the subject is automatically discerned by automatic image recognition software executed by a processor, or at least one of the bones, arteries and organs of the subject is automatically discerned or automatically identified by the automatic image recognition software executed by the processor, wherein the automatically discerning the one or more bones, arteries and organs of the subject, the automatically identifying the one or more discerned bones, arteries and organs, and the automatically determining a branch point of one of the one or more arteries of the subject comprise: