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Enhancement of objects in medical images
A patent application (Publication Number: US20240029220A1) describes a method for enhancing objects in medical images. The method involves receiving a raw image containing objects of interest, detecting edges in the image, generating strength and index images, and creating offset images at different resolutions. These offset images are aggregated based on strength and index values, scaled by edge eccentricity, and added to the raw image to produce an enhanced image. Local and global histogram corrections are applied to adjust pixel values and bring them into a desired range, resulting in a corrected enhanced image. The method also includes generating masks and merging images based on weighting factors.
Furthermore, the method includes additional steps such as calculating a weighting image based on the difference between the enhanced image and the raw image, generating a corrected enhanced image by adjusting pixel values, and merging images based on the weighting image. The global histogram correction involves calculating low and high cutoff values from cumulative histograms and applying a linear transformation to adjust gray values. The method also includes superimposing masks on images to generate masked images. Overall, the method aims to enhance objects in medical images by applying a series of image processing techniques, including edge detection, histogram corrections, and merging images based on weighting factors, to improve the quality and clarity of medical imaging data.
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