US 8,913,803 B2 · Method, device and system for analyzing images

Abstract

A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region.

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Dependent claims

A method of determining a number of thermally distinguishable objects in the living body, the method comprising:

using a computer for obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data associated with a surface of said three-dimensional spatial representation, said thermal data being characterized by closed isothermal contours surrounding at least one thermally distinguished areas on said surface;
using a computer for determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body based on said synthesized thermospatial image;
analyzing said three-dimensional spatial representation so as to define a non-planar boundary within said three-dimensional spatial representation, wherein points residing on one side of said boundary correspond to a single thermally distinguished area on said surface while points residing on another side of said boundary correspond to a plurality of thermally distinguished areas on said surface;
and
comparing said internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region with said boundary so as to determine the number of thermally distinguishable objects in the living body.

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Method, device and system for analyzing images

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