US 12,079,953 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for image stitching
Liang Xu, Shanghai (CN); Shurui Zhao, Shanghai (CN); Yang Hu, Shanghai (CN); Yecheng Han, Shanghai (CN); and Wanli Teng, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,507.
Application 18/469,507 is a continuation of application No. 17/111,536, filed on Dec. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,763,424.
Application 17/111,536 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2019/090025, filed on Jun. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201810562311.5 (CN), filed on Jun. 4, 2018; application No. 201810864201.4 (CN), filed on Aug. 1, 2018; application No. 201810865608.9 (CN), filed on Aug. 1, 2018; and application No. 201811493215.6 (CN), filed on Dec. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0005450 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 3/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 3/4038 (2024.01); G06T 3/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 3/4038 (2013.01) [A61B 6/5241 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); G06T 3/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/337 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for image processing, comprising:
at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and
at least one processor configured to communicate with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:
obtaining at least one feature value of at least one feature of a ruler in an image, the at least one feature including at least an identification feature and a validation feature;
identifying, based on the feature value of the identification feature, the ruler in the image;
determining whether the identification of the ruler is valid based on the identified rule and the feature value of the validation feature; and
in response to a determination that the identification of the ruler is valid, processing the image by removing the identified ruler from the image.