Patent ID: 8553952

Claim:
A method for interpreting image data that represents variations in density of matter inside a subject, the method comprising: receiving image data from a scan of a subject; automatically discerning one or more bones of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying, by the automatic image recognition software executed by the processor, one or more of the discerned bones, comprising: (a) selecting candidate points on one or more margins of the one or more discerned bones, (b) comparing the candidate points to one or more anatomical models of bone structure, and (c) identifying a particular bone based at least in part on the comparison; automatically discerning one or more arteries of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying one or more of the discerned arteries; automatically discerning one or more organs of the subject, based at least in part on the image data; automatically identifying one or more of the discerned organs; producing output that depicts one or more of the identified bones; producing output that depicts one or more of the identified arteries; and producing output that depicts one or more of the identified organs.