CPC G06T 7/73 (2017.01) [A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0042 (2013.01); A61B 5/6864 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/66 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30052 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A computer implemented method of identifying contacts of an electrode implanted into the brain of a subject via bolts through the skull of the subject, based on an image of the subject, the method comprising:
identifying at least one bolt region of the image corresponding to a bolt;
identifying one or more contact regions of the image corresponding to electrode contacts;
determining contact regions associated with an identified bolt region by searching for identified contact regions, the search being performed based on a search axis extending from the identified bolt region, the direction of the search axis being determined based on the identified bolt region, and the search axis is determined based on a line extending through a first point in a first part of the identified bolt region located outside the head of the subject.
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