Patent ID: 8019133
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. A system for processing an image, comprising: a computer; an input device operably communicating with the computer; a display device operably communicating with the computer; a graphic user interface displayable on the display device, the graphic user interface having virtual buttons displayed on the display device that are selectable by a user using the input device, the virtual buttons enabling the user to control the computer for extracting a region of interest of the image, by growth of the region of interest starting from at least one marker point belonging to the region of interest, and if a value of the at least one marker point is less than a predetermined number of Hounsfield units, then only including points of the image in the region of interest that have values less than the predetermined number of Hounsfield units, and a first virtual button of the virtual buttons displayed on the display device enabling the user to stop growth of the region of interest upon selection of the first virtual button by the input device such that the extracting of the region of interest is completed, and a second virtual button of the virtual buttons displayed on the display device enabling the user to select a first region growth method among a plurality of region growth methods if the second virtual button is selected utilizing the input device, and a third virtual button of the virtual buttons displayed on the display device enabling the user to select a second region growth method if the third virtual button is selected utilizing the input device; and a window in which the region of interest is displayed.