Patent Document ID: 8489173
Application ID: 12151941
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for processing images of an organ, said method comprising: at a computer comprising a computer program to implement image-processing operations: receiving an image of the organ; comparing grey levels of the image to a threshold value to identify a contrasted component of the organ, wherein the grey level of the contrasted component is greater than the threshold value; determining a total volume of the contrasted component; generating a bounding volume about the organ, wherein the bounding volume comprises a median cross-section of a cube having a diagonal with end points that correspond to a first point and a second point located on the periphery of the contrasted component; determining a total volume of the bounding volume: extracting a non-contrasted component from the image when a first ratio of the total volume of the contrasted component to the total volume of the bounding volume and the total volume of the contrasted component are less than, respectively, a first threshold value and a second threshold value; generating a reconstituted image comprising the contrasted component and the non-contrasted component.