Abstract:
A system and method for automatic segmentation, performed by selecting a deformable model of an anatomical structure of interest imaged in a volumetric image, the deformable model formed of a plurality of polygons including vertices and edges, displaying the deformable model on a display, detecting a feature point of the anatomical structure of interest corresponding to each of the plurality of polygons and adapting the deformable model by moving each of the vertices toward the corresponding feature points until the deformable model morphs to a boundary of the anatomical structure of interest, forming a segmentation of the anatomical structure of interest.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system (100) for identifying a document of a plurality of documents, based on a multidimensional image, the system (100) comprising an object unit (110) for identifying an object represented in the multidimensional image, based on a user input indicating a region of the multidimensional image, and further based on a model for modeling the object, determined by segmentation of the indicated region of the multidimensional image; a keyword unit (120) for identifying a keyword of a plurality of keywords, related to the identified object, based on an annotation of the model for modeling the object; and a document unit (130) for identifying the document of the plurality of documents, based on the identified keyword. Thus, the system advantageously facilitates a user's access to documents comprising information of interest based on a viewed multidimensional image. The document may be identified by its name or, preferably, by a link to the document. By following the link, the system may be further adapted to allow the user to retrieve the document stored in a storage comprising the plurality of documents, e.g. download a file comprising the document, and view the document on a display.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system (100) for obtaining information relating to segmented volumetric medical image data, the system comprising: a display unit (110) for displaying a view of the segmented volumetric medical image data on a display; an indication unit (115) for indicating a location on the displayed view; a trigger unit (120) for triggering an event; an identification unit (125) for identifying a segmented anatomical structure comprised in the segmented volumetric medical image data based on the indicated location on the displayed view in response to the triggered event; and an execution unit (130) for executing an action associated with the identified segmented anatomical structure, thereby obtaining information relating to the segmented volumetric medical image data. The action executed by the execution unit (130) may be displaying a name of the segmented anatomical structure, a short description of the segmented anatomical structure, or a hint on a potential malformation or malfunction of the segmented anatomical structure. Thus, the system (100) allows obtaining valuable information relating to the volumetric medical image data viewed by a physician on the display, thereby assisting the physician in medical diagnosing.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of incorporating speaker-dependent expressions into a speaker-independent speech recognition system providing training data for a plurality of environmental conditions and for a plurality of speakers. The speakerdependent expression is transformed in a sequence of feature vectors and a mixture density of the set of speaker-independent training data is determined that has a minimum distance to the generated sequence of feature vectors. The determined mixture density is then assigned to a Hidden-Markov-Model (HMM) state of the speaker-dependent expression. Therefore, speaker-dependent training data and references no longer have to be explicitly stored in the speech recognition system. Moreover, by representing a speaker-dependent expression by speaker-independent training data, an environmental adaptation is inherently provided. Additionally, the invention provides generation of artificial feature vectors on the basis of the speaker-dependent expression providing a substantial improvement for the robustness of the speech recognition system with respect to varying environmental conditions.