Patent ID: 7889895
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying pathology in a brain image comprising: (a) determining by a processing device the location of the midsagittal plane (MSP) by calculating up to 16 approximated fissure line segments (AFLSs) and removing outlier AFLSs, the outlier AFLSs having a larger angular deviation from the MSP than a predefined threshold; (b) calculating by the processing device the ratio of the number of outlier AFLSs to the number of inlier AFLSs, the inlier AFLSs having a smaller angular deviation from the MSP than the predefined threshold; and (c) comparing by the processing device the ratio with a further predetermined threshold value, the ratio exceeding the further predetermined threshold value when pathology is present in the brain image.