Automated region of interest detection using machine learning and extended Hough transform
A method for automatically detecting a region of interest in a digital medical image, comprising over-segmenting the image into a plurality of superpixels through use of an over-segmentation algorithm; for each pair of neighboring superpixels in the plurality of superpixels, computing, through a machine learning algorithm, the probability of each pair being in one of three predetermined classes; for each superpixel in the plurality of superpixels, computing a probability of the superpixel being in the region of interest; generating an edge map from computing each pixel's value based on the computed superpixel probabilities; applying an extended Hough transform to the generated edge map to generate a Hough parameter counting space; determining the optimal quadrilateral in the Hough parameter counting space by excluding false positive edges; and designating the region of interest as being within the boundary of the determined optimal quadrilateral.
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
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Liang Zhigang Xiang Sean
Zhao Peng Zhou