Patent ID: 9401020
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06K,G06T,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method to recognize one or more anatomic structures in digital images, the method comprising: loading a pre-computed 3D spine mesh model with reference data comprising prior geometric measurements of the human spine; receiving image data comprising one or more images of at least one anatomic structure; generating, using a processor, one or more planar vertebra appearance templates using said one or more images; identifying vertebrae landmarks using image feature matching between said one or more images and said one or more planar vertebra appearance templates; computing, using a processor, the spine shape by aligning said vertebrae landmarks with said pre-computed 3D spine mesh model; identifying the orientation and dimension of said one or more anatomic structures using a triplanar model and group-wise registration; computing, using a processor, a 3D spine model using a hierarchical deformable model, said planar vertebra templates, said vertebra landmarks, and said spine shape; and display said computed 3D model of the spine on said computer.