Patents by Inventor Ferit Akova

Ferit Akova has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Region competition via local watershed operators
    Patent number: 7394933
    Abstract: An exemplary method of segmenting an object from a structure of interest is provided. A user-selected point in an image is received. A watershed transformation is performed on the user-selected point to determine a primary object. A neighboring watershed region is added to the primary object based on region competition and a smoothness constraint to form an updated object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Huseyin Tek, Ferit Akova, Alper Ayvaci
  • Region competition via local watershed operators
    Publication number: 20060098870
    Abstract: An exemplary method of segmenting an object from a structure of interest is provided. A user-selected point in an image is received. A watershed transformation is performed on the user-selected point to determine a primary object. A neighboring watershed region is added to the primary object based on region competition and a smoothness constraint to form an updated object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Huseyin Tek, Ferit Akova, Alper Ayvaci