US 12,232,900 B2
Interactive contour refinements for data annotation
Meng Zheng, Cambridge, MA (US); Elena Zhao, Cambridge, MA (US); Srikrishna Karanam, Cambridge, MA (US); Ziyan Wu, Cambridge, MA (US); and Terrence Chen, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,492.
Prior Publication US 2023/0200767 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 6/46 (2024.01); G06T 7/149 (2017.01)
CPC A61B 6/468 (2013.01) [A61B 6/469 (2013.01); G06T 7/149 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30096 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for image data annotation, the apparatus comprising at least one hardware processor configured to:
obtain image data;
partition the image data;
identify an object of interest in the partitioned image data;
generate an initial contour with one or more control points with respect to the object of interest;
identify a manual adjustment of one of the one or more control points;
automatically adjust a position of at least one other control point within a predetermined range of the manually adjusted control point to a new position, wherein the automatic adjustment comprises repositioning the at least one other control point to a next grid line that is closest to a current grid line associated with the at least one other control point and in a direction of movement of the manually adjusted control point, and wherein the new position of the at least one other control point and the manually adjusted control point define a new contour; and
generate an updated image with the new contour and corresponding control points.