Iterative Segmentation of Images for Computer-Aided Detection

A computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a computer-aided detection method comprising:

• (a) receiving image data from an imaging device;
• (b) performing, by a processor, iterations of an iterative segmentation process on the image data, each iterative segmentation process includes
• (i) ascertaining whether a segment of the image data is normal,
• (ii) removing the segment from the image data if ascertained to be normal, and
• (iii) transforming a shape of the segment;
• and
• (c) stopping, by the processor, the iterative segmentation process if a stop condition is met.

A computer-aided detection system, comprising:

• a memory device for storing computer readable program code;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the computer readable program code to
• receive image data from an imaging device,
• perform iterations of an iterative segmentation process on the image data, each iterative segmentation process includes
• ascertaining whether a segment of the image data is normal,
• removing the segment from the image data if ascertained to be normal, and
• transforming a shape of the segment, and
• stop the iterative segmentation process if a stop condition is met.