Patents Assigned to GE Medical Systems Group, LLC
  • Method and apparatus for extracting a left ventricular endocardium from MR cardiac images
    Patent number: 6980682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for segmenting a left ventricular endocardium in a magnetic resonance image. Image shape, size, gradients, intensity, and connectivity are used to locate the endocardial boundary. Specifically, a series of dilations and refinements to a mask corresponding to acquired data is performed. Variations in intensity, representing the endocardial boundary, are detected, and the endocardial boundary may then be clearly identified in the MR image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Gopal B. Avinash, Matthew W. Turek, William J. Bridge