Method of, and apparatus for, landmark location

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9235781
APP PUB NO 20150043772A1
SERIAL NO

13963471

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An apparatus for locating a landmark in a set of image data comprises a landmark location unit that is configured, for each of a plurality of image data items, to obtain from a first two-class classifier a first classification of the image data item as foreground or background, to obtain from a second two-class classifier a second classification of the image data item as foreground or background, and to combine the first classification and the second classification to obtain a combined classification, and wherein the landmark location unit is further configured to use the combined classifications for the plurality of image data items to determine a location for the landmark.

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  • TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dabbah, Mohammad Edinburgh, GB 4 31
Poole, Ian Edinburgh, GB 29 671

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