Automatic detection of radioactive seeds for CT based post-planning for prostate seed implantation based on the hough transform

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10769059

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A technique for detecting implanted seeds automatically from CT image data. Various features of the inventive technique include (1) thresholding a 3D CT data set on a voxel basis; and (2) using the Hough transform to identify shapes within the thresholded data that match a predefined 3D shape corresponding to an implanted seed.

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COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC1145 CORPORATE LAKE DRIVE SUITE 100 ST LOUIS MO 63132

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Burdette, Everette C Champaign, IL 47 3206
Holupka, Edward J Boston, MA 7 626

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