User accessible tissue sample image database system and method
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Institute, Inc.
InventorKiminobu Sugaya
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a user-accessible tissue image database system. The system is searchable using a query image provided by a user. The query image is matched with images in the database based on common visual features. Specifically exemplified is the matching of images based on the presence of a target molecule and/or internal anatomical structure.
Claims22
A method of querying an image database comprising a plurality of digital images of tissue samples indicating a presence of a target molecule and/or digital images of internal anatomical structures, the method comprising:
- uploading a query image with a scale;
- removing a portion of background of said query image;
- normalizing said query image by comparing scale intensity to an average intensity of said plurality of digital images;
- eliminating lightest 20 to 50 percent portion of said query image;
- dividing said query image into a plurality of windows;
- building percentage color histograms corresponding to said plurality of windows;
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- matching said query image to images of said plurality of digital images by comparing histograms.
A user accessible tissue image database system comprising
- a computer unit comprising at least one processing module and at least two computer-readable program code modules;
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- a plurality of images stored in said computer unit, wherein said plurality of images are digital images of tissue samples indicating a target molecule;
- wherein said at least two computer-readable program code modules comprises
- a first computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to upload a query image with a scale;
- a second computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to remove a portion of background of said query image;
- a third computer readable program code module for causing said computer to normalize said query image by comparing scale intensity to an average intensity of said plurality of digital images;
- a fourth computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to eliminate lightest 20 to 50 percent portion of said query image;
- a fifth computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to divide said query image into a plurality of windows;
- a sixth computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to build percentage color histograms corresponding to said plurality of windows;
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- a seventh computer-readable program code module for causing said computer to match said query image to images of said plurality of digital images by comparing histograms.
A method of querying a user accessible tissue image database system comprising:
- providing a computer unit comprising a plurality of digital images stored therein, wherein said plurality of digital images indicate the presence of a target molecule or an internal anatomical structure;
- said computer unit connected to a computer network and comprising a plurality of computer-readable program code modules for causing said computer unit to identify images from said plurality of digital images that match another image based on similar visual features;
- receiving a query image from a remote user;
- comparing said query image with said plurality of digital images;
- identifying match images from said plurality of digital images based on similar features to said query image according to predefined criteria;
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- displaying said match images to said remote user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.