Title:
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES OF CERVICAL TISSUE FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYPERSPECTRAL CUBES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002057426
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating a two dimensional image of a cervix from a three dimensional hyperspectral data cube includes an input processor (210) constructed to normalize fluorescence spectral signals collected from the hyperspectral data cube. The input processor may be further constructed to extract pixel data from the spectral signals where the pixel data is indicative of cervical tissue classification. The input processor may be further configured to compress the extracted pixel data. A classifier is provided to assign a tissue classification to the pixel data. A two dimensional image of the cervix is generated by an image processor (270) from the compressed data, the two dimensional image including color-coded regions representing specific tissue classifications of the cervix.
Inventors:
PARKER MARY (US)
MOORADIAN GREGORY (US)
OKIMOTO GORDON (US)
MOORADIAN GREGORY (US)
OKIMOTO GORDON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/001585
Publication Date:
April 17, 2003
Filing Date:
January 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
US ARMY MED RES MAT COMMAND (US)
PARKER MARY (US)
MOORADIAN GREGORY (US)
OKIMOTO GORDON (US)
PARKER MARY (US)
MOORADIAN GREGORY (US)
OKIMOTO GORDON (US)
International Classes:
G06T7/00; G06T11/20; G06T19/00; G06V10/52; A61B5/00; (IPC1-7): A61B5/00
Foreign References:
| US6337472B1 | 2002-01-08 | |||
| US6160618A | 2000-12-12 | |||
| US6101408A | 2000-08-08 |
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