Patent Document ID: 9129372
Application ID: 13561717
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: receiving an input image of a region of interest (ROI) of an individual, the input image being a medical image acquired by a first imaging modality; generating a first feature image based on the input image, the first feature image including a designated anatomical feature of the ROI; obtaining an anatomical atlas, the atlas including a reference image of the ROI of at least one other individual and an organ model, the reference image being a medical image acquired by a second imaging modality that is different from the first imaging modality; determining a transformation function by registering the first feature image with a second feature image that is based on the reference image and includes the designated anatomical feature; applying the transformation function to the organ model to generate a registered organ model and using the registered organ model to obtain a final organ position of an organ within the ROI; and using the final organ position of the organ in the ROI to at least one of (a) automatically identify lesion types based on the final organ position; (b) generate one or more seed regions to segment the organ; or (c) identify a representative region in the organ and automatically calculate measurements of the organ in the representative region.