US 12,444,047 B2
Automatic analysis of 2D medical image data with an additional object
Christian Huemmer, Lichtenfels (DE); Sven-Martin Sutter, Herzogenaurach (DE); and Sailesh Conjeti, Pinneberg (DE)
Assigned to Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim (DE)
Filed by Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim (DE)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,465.
Claims priority of application No. 21198823 (EP), filed on Sep. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0098022 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/0012 (2013.01) [G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automatically analysing 2D medical image data including an additional object, the method comprising:
acquiring the 2D medical image data from an examination portion of a patient using a first modality;
acquiring additional image data from the examination portion using a second modality, the second modality being different from the first modality; and
performing an automatic image analysis based on the 2D medical image data and the additional image data, the automatic image analysis being adapted to the additional object, the additional object including an external object, and the performing including,
performing a first analysis of the additional image data to obtain a first result, and
performing a second analysis of the 2D medical image data based on the first result, the second analysis being separate from the first analysis, and the second analysis being subsequent to the first analysis.