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Colonography of an unprepared colon

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AU2001249119A1
AU2001249119A1 AU2001249119A AU4911901A AU2001249119A1 AU 2001249119 A1 AU2001249119 A1 AU 2001249119A1 AU 2001249119 A AU2001249119 A AU 2001249119A AU 4911901 A AU4911901 A AU 4911901A AU 2001249119 A1 AU2001249119 A1 AU 2001249119A1
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Prior art keywords
colonography
unprepared
colon
unprepared colon
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AU2001249119A
Inventor
Matthew R. Callstrom
C. Daniel Johnson
Judd E. Reed
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Mayo Clinic in Florida
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Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/48—Diagnostic techniques
    • A61B6/481—Diagnostic techniques involving the use of contrast agents
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T5/00—Image enhancement or restoration
    • G06T5/50—Image enhancement or restoration using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
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    • 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
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/10—Segmentation; Edge detection
    • G06T7/136—Segmentation; Edge detection involving thresholding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
    • A61B6/032—Transmission computed tomography [CT]
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/10—Image acquisition modality
    • G06T2207/10072—Tomographic images
    • G06T2207/10081—Computed x-ray tomography [CT]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/20—Special algorithmic details
    • G06T2207/20212—Image combination
    • G06T2207/20224—Image subtraction
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; 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
    • G06T2207/30028—Colon; Small intestine

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
AU2001249119A 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Colonography of an unprepared colon Abandoned AU2001249119A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09522389 2000-03-10
US09/522,389 US6477401B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2000-03-10 Colonography of an unprepared colon
PCT/US2001/007446 WO2001069539A2 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Colonography of an unprepared colon

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US (3) US6477401B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1265531A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2001249119A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001069539A2 (en)

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WO2001069539A2 (en) 2001-09-20
WO2001069539A3 (en) 2002-01-24
US6477401B1 (en) 2002-11-05
US7620442B2 (en) 2009-11-17
EP1265531A2 (en) 2002-12-18

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