Patent ID: 7263214
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G06T,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for computer aided processing of dual or multiple energy images, the method comprising: employing a data source, the data source including a dual or multiple energy image set, the image set comprising four distinct images comprising a high energy image, a low energy image, a bone image, and a soft tissue image, each member of the image set being useable for feature detection computer aided processing together with each other member of the image set, each member of the image set being arranged at the data source in such a manner as to allow the computer aided processing to be performed once by incorporating features from all images of the image set; processing the image set by utilizing all of the four distinct images together according to the following: receiving as inputs features from all of the four images of the image set, the features comprising computed features, measured features, or both; defining a region of interest within an image from the dual or multiple energy image set; combining information from all of the four images; extracting a set of feature measures from the region of interest; and, reporting the feature measures on the region of interest.