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US08457379B2 Method for quantifying organ motion, apparatus therefor, method for estimating organ position, apparatus therefor, method for irradiating radiation, apparatus therefor, and apparatus for detecting abnormal organ
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用于量化器官运动的方法,其装置,用于估计器官位置的方法,其装置,辐射照射方法,其装置和用于检测异常器官的装置
- Patent Title: Method for quantifying organ motion, apparatus therefor, method for estimating organ position, apparatus therefor, method for irradiating radiation, apparatus therefor, and apparatus for detecting abnormal organ
- Patent Title (中): 用于量化器官运动的方法,其装置,用于估计器官位置的方法,其装置,辐射照射方法,其装置和用于检测异常器官的装置
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Application No.: US11920254Application Date: 2006-05-12
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Publication No.: US08457379B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Mutsumi Tashiro , Shinichi Minohara
- Applicant: Mutsumi Tashiro , Shinichi Minohara
- Applicant Address: JP Chiba-shi JP Maebashi-shi
- Assignee: National Institute of Radiological Sciences,National University Corporation Gunma University
- Current Assignee: National Institute of Radiological Sciences,National University Corporation Gunma University
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chiba-shi JP Maebashi-shi
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2005-141880 20050513
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/309593 WO 20060512
- International Announcement: WO2006/121164 WO 20061116
- Main IPC: G06K9/62
- IPC: G06K9/62

Abstract:
A plurality of CT images of an organ (10) which has undergone a subtle variation or deformation are used as input data, blood vessels and trachea 12 distributed inside the organ are extracted and subjected to thinning, the thus thinned images 14 are used to extract the coordinates of bifurcations 16 and connections, the thus extracted coordinates are used as feature points to track the motion of individual points between a plurality of CT images in a three dimensional space, thereby measuring the movement of the organ (10). Thus, it is possible to realize a local motion tracking at an arbitrary point over an entire region inside an organ, which would be impossible by using a metal marker.
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