System and method for displaying portions of in-vivo images

US9060673B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9060673-B2
Application numberUS-201113643483-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 28, 2011
Priority dateApr 28, 2010
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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A method and a system for displaying portions of in vivo images such as pathological or anatomical landmark portions of images, may include receiving a stream of in vivo images captured in a body lumen, and selecting relevant image portions such as suspected pathological image portions from the stream, based on one or more predetermined criteria. A spatial arrangement of the image portions may be determined, and the selected image portions may be resized to an appropriate size, and displayed in a rectangular or hexagonal array layout according to the determined spatial arrangement, such that rows and columns of selected image portions are adjacent to each other.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for displaying portions of in vivo images, the method comprising: receiving a stream of in vivo images captured in a body lumen; automatically selecting image portions which correspond to suspected pathology from the stream, wherein the selection is based on one or more predetermined selection criteria, the criteria comprising detection of a suspected pathology, and wherein selected image portions include the detected suspected pathology;…

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What does patent US9060673B2 cover?
A method and a system for displaying portions of in vivo images such as pathological or anatomical landmark portions of images, may include receiving a stream of in vivo images captured in a body lumen, and selecting relevant image portions such as suspected pathological image portions from the stream, based on one or more predetermined criteria. A spatial arrangement of the image portions may …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Krupnik Hagai, Horn Eli, Ecker Ady, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B1/041. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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