Patent ID: 8750585
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for segmenting an object of interest in an input image comprising a plurality of points having respective intensity values representing medical data, the method comprising the steps of: (1a) segmenting the points in a region of interest in the input image into a first and second group of points using predetermined intensity threshold values; (1b) identifying a first set of small connected components formed by points in the first group of points and transferring the points in the first set of small connected components to the second group of points; (1c) identifying a second set of small connected components formed by points in the second group of points and transferring the points in the second set of small connected components to the first group of points; and (1d) forming the segmented object of interest using the first group of points; wherein each set of small connected components formed by points in the respective group of points is identified by a method comprising the steps of: