EP1380003A4 - Method and system for enhancing the quality of device images - Google Patents

Method and system for enhancing the quality of device images

Info

Publication number
EP1380003A4
EP1380003A4 EP01987068A EP01987068A EP1380003A4 EP 1380003 A4 EP1380003 A4 EP 1380003A4 EP 01987068 A EP01987068 A EP 01987068A EP 01987068 A EP01987068 A EP 01987068A EP 1380003 A4 EP1380003 A4 EP 1380003A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
enhancing
quality
device images
images
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP01987068A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1380003A2 (en
Inventor
Shraga Rottem
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to EP12170876A priority Critical patent/EP2500842A1/en
Publication of EP1380003A2 publication Critical patent/EP1380003A2/en
Publication of EP1380003A4 publication Critical patent/EP1380003A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
    • G06T7/0012—Biomedical image inspection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/46—Ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic devices with special arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
    • A61B8/461—Displaying means of special interest
    • A61B8/463—Displaying means of special interest characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H40/00—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/60—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/63—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2200/00—Indexing scheme for image data processing or generation, in general
    • G06T2200/24—Indexing scheme for image data processing or generation, in general involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/10—Image acquisition modality
    • G06T2207/10132—Ultrasound image
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/20—Special algorithmic details
    • G06T2207/20081—Training; Learning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/20—Special algorithmic details
    • G06T2207/20092—Interactive image processing based on input by user
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
    • G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2210/00—Indexing scheme for image generation or computer graphics
    • G06T2210/41—Medical

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Primary Health Care (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Electrically Operated Instructional Devices (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
EP01987068A 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of device images Withdrawn EP1380003A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP12170876A EP2500842A1 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of medical images

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US27477801P 2001-03-09 2001-03-09
US274778P 2001-03-09
PCT/US2001/043888 WO2002071917A2 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of device images

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP12170876A Division EP2500842A1 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of medical images

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1380003A2 EP1380003A2 (en) 2004-01-14
EP1380003A4 true EP1380003A4 (en) 2010-03-31

Family

ID=23049578

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP01987068A Withdrawn EP1380003A4 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of device images
EP12170876A Withdrawn EP2500842A1 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of medical images

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP12170876A Withdrawn EP2500842A1 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-11-21 Method and system for enhancing the quality of medical images

Country Status (8)

Country Link
EP (2) EP1380003A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2004524908A (en)
KR (1) KR100895041B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100409247C (en)
AU (1) AU2002239322A1 (en)
BR (1) BR0116930A (en)
HK (1) HK1076900A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002071917A2 (en)

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6032678A (en) * 1997-03-14 2000-03-07 Shraga Rottem Adjunct to diagnostic imaging systems for analysis of images of an object or a body part or organ

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4835680A (en) * 1985-03-15 1989-05-30 Xerox Corporation Adaptive processor array capable of learning variable associations useful in recognizing classes of inputs
US4835690A (en) * 1985-11-19 1989-05-30 Picker International, Inc. Integrated expert system for medical imaging scan, set-up, and scheduling
US5311131A (en) * 1992-05-15 1994-05-10 Board Of Regents Of The University Of Washington Magnetic resonance imaging using pattern recognition
US5463768A (en) * 1994-03-17 1995-10-31 General Electric Company Method and system for analyzing error logs for diagnostics
JPH07299053A (en) * 1994-04-29 1995-11-14 Arch Dev Corp Computer diagnosis support method
EP0843866A1 (en) * 1996-06-13 1998-05-27 Polaroid Corporation System and method for automatically processing image data to provide images of optimal perceptual quality
JPH11197142A (en) * 1998-01-13 1999-07-27 Hitachi Medical Corp Medical diagnostic system
US6106463A (en) * 1998-04-20 2000-08-22 Wilk; Peter J. Medical imaging device and associated method including flexible display

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6032678A (en) * 1997-03-14 2000-03-07 Shraga Rottem Adjunct to diagnostic imaging systems for analysis of images of an object or a body part or organ

Non-Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
BRUINING N ET AL: "CardiAssist: developing a support platform for 3D ultrasound", COMPUTERS IN CARDIOLOGY 1997 LUND, SWEDEN 7-10 SEPT. 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, 7 September 1997 (1997-09-07), pages 557 - 560, XP010264580, ISBN: 978-0-7803-4445-7 *
DALE-JONES R ET AL: "An advisory system for image enhancement", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IASTED INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION AND NEURAL NETWORKS - AINN '90 ACTA PRESS ANAHEIM, CA, USA, 1990, pages 73 - 76, XP008118897, ISBN: 0-88986-152-8 *
LEE W: "The Fetal Imaging Workstation Demonstration Project", COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS ELSEVIER UK, vol. 20, no. 6, November 1996 (1996-11-01), pages 459 - 466, XP008118899, ISSN: 0895-6111 *
See also references of WO02071917A2 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR100895041B1 (en) 2009-05-04
CN100409247C (en) 2008-08-06
BR0116930A (en) 2006-10-10
EP2500842A1 (en) 2012-09-19
WO2002071917A9 (en) 2003-01-30
AU2002239322A1 (en) 2002-09-24
WO2002071917A3 (en) 2003-05-30
WO2002071917A2 (en) 2002-09-19
CN1602497A (en) 2005-03-30
JP2004524908A (en) 2004-08-19
KR20040069260A (en) 2004-08-05
EP1380003A2 (en) 2004-01-14
HK1076900A1 (en) 2006-01-27

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB0102345D0 (en) Imaging apparatus and method
GB0125774D0 (en) Method and apparatus for image matching
IL159972A0 (en) System and method for displaying an image
HK1074726A1 (en) Method and device for demultiplexing of video images
GB0110748D0 (en) Image enhancement methods and apparatus therefor
GB0128659D0 (en) Imaging system and method
IL159677A0 (en) An image projecting device and method
AU2002324771A1 (en) Method and apparatus for encoding photogrraphic images
HK1051921A1 (en) Image processing method and apparatus
IL159959A0 (en) Method and device for image display
EP1357518A4 (en) Image creating method and device
EP1359746A4 (en) Image processing apparatus and image processing method
EP1383331A4 (en) Method and apparatus for synthesizingdisplaying images of cameras installed in vehicle
EP1433112A4 (en) System and method for transforming graphical images
EP1460581A4 (en) Image processing apparatus and method thereof
AU2002318304A1 (en) Method and system for direct-to-press imaging
EP1416318A4 (en) Imaging disturbing method and system
GB0109892D0 (en) Method and apparatus for reducing the effects of motion in an image
SG95602A1 (en) Apparatus and method for image enhancement
EP1351100A4 (en) Image forming device and method
EP1422933A4 (en) Still image pickup device and pickup method
EP1328123A4 (en) Image encoding apparatus and image encoding method
EP1460843A4 (en) Image pickup apparatus and method
GB2380920B (en) Imaging apparatus and method
AU2002351906A8 (en) System and method for scaling an image

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20030908

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO SI

A4 Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched

Effective date: 20100226

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20100526

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20130430