An image registration method and apparatus for medical imaging based on mulptiple masks
CA 2573217 C · Owner: Campos, Ruth · Inventors: Rognin, Nicolas; Campos, Ruth; Arditi, Marcel
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An image registration method (800) for use in medical imaging is proposed. The method includes the steps of: providing (804) a sequence of images each one including a digital representation of a body-part under analysis selecting , (806) a reference image within the sequence the remaining images of the , sequence defining moving images and re-aligning (808-854) at least one portion of a moving image with respect to the reference image. The step of realigning includes: defining (808,810) a delimitation mask identifying a region on the reference image with which the at least one portion of the moving image has to be re-aligned, and a feature mask identifying a further region on the …
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- Filed August 5, 2005 and granted April 9, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 5, 2025.
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