Invention Grant
US08055075B1 Method and apparatus of image processing to detect and enhance edges
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用于检测和增强边缘的图像处理方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus of image processing to detect and enhance edges
- Patent Title (中): 用于检测和增强边缘的图像处理方法和装置
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Application No.: US12642956Application Date: 2009-12-21
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Publication No.: US08055075B1Publication Date: 2011-11-08
- Inventor: Tadashi Tamura
- Applicant: Tadashi Tamura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC
- Main IPC: G06K9/48
- IPC: G06K9/48 ; G06K9/40
Abstract:
A method for detecting and enhancing edges in an ultrasound image includes the steps of applying an edge detection filter to at least one of a plurality of pixels of an ultrasound image to compute an edge detection value having a magnitude and a direction; and applying either a directional edge enhancement filter or a non-directional smoothing filter to at least one of the plurality of pixels of the ultrasound image.
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