Patents Assigned to Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research Act
  • Patent number: 8125223
    Abstract: Methods (2900), apparatuses (3000), and computer program products for segmenting an infarct in a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) volume are disclosed. A Region of Interest in at least one slice of the DWI volume is selected (2912). The ROI comprises at least a portion of the slice. A threshold for a minimum size of an infarct region is selected (2916). An energy mask is convolved (2918) with that slice, and the resulting energy image is normalized (2920). The ROI in the convolved energy image is selected (2922). An initial threshold is determined (2924) using a histogram of the ROI of the slice without a background region, and an initial segmentation of the slice is performed (2926). Individual components of the initial segmentation of the slice are labeled (2930). A final threshold is determined (2932) using histograms of labeled components if the initial segmentation, and a final segmentation if the slice is performed (2934) using that threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research Act
    Inventors: Bhanu Prakash K.N., Varsha Gupta, Wieslaw Lucjan Nowinski
  • Publication number: 20100231216
    Abstract: Methods (2900), apparatuses (3000), and computer program products for segmenting an infarct in a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) volume are disclosed. A Region of Interest in at least one slice of the DWI volume is selected (2912). The ROI comprises at least a portion of the slice. A threshold for a minimum size of an infarct region is selected (2916). An energy mask is convolved (2918) with that slice, and the resulting energy image is normalized (2920). The ROI in the convolved energy image is selected (2922). An initial threshold is determined (2924) using a histogram of the ROI of the slice without a background region, and an initial segmentation of the slice is performed (2926). Individual components of the initial segmentation of the slice are labeled (2930). A final threshold is determined (2932) using histograms of labeled components if the initial segmentation, and a final segmentation if the slice is performed (2934) using that threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: SINGAPORE AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH ACT
    Inventors: Bhanu Prakash K.N., Varsha Gupta, Wieslaw Lucjan Nowinski