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Method and apparatus for detecting a desired behavior in digital image data

Patent ·
OSTI ID:871124
A method for detecting stellate lesions in digitized mammographic image data includes the steps of prestoring a plurality of reference images, calculating a plurality of features for each of the pixels of the reference images, and creating a binary decision tree from features of randomly sampled pixels from each of the reference images. Once the binary decision tree has been created, a plurality of features, preferably including an ALOE feature (analysis of local oriented edges), are calculated for each of the pixels of the digitized mammographic data. Each of these plurality of features of each pixel are input into the binary decision tree and a probability is determined, for each of the pixels, corresponding to the likelihood of the presence of a stellate lesion, to create a probability image. Finally, the probability image is spatially filtered to enforce local consensus among neighboring pixels and the spatially filtered image is output.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
DOE Contract Number:
;
Other Award/Contract Number:
AC04-76
Assignee:
Kegelmeyer, Jr., W. Philip (11755 Shadow Dr., Dublin, CA 94568)
Patent Number(s):
US 5661820
OSTI ID:
871124
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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