Methods and apparatus for displaying diagnostic data

CE Griffin, C Jiang, JP Schott, KT Schomacker… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
The invention provides methods for displaying diagnostic results obtained from a tissue
sample. In general, the invention assigns tissue-class probability values to discrete regions …

Methods and apparatus for processing spectral data for use in tissue characterization

KT Schomacker, TM Meese, RF Flewelling… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
The invention provides methods for processing tissue-derived spectral data for use in a
tissue classification algorithm. Methods of the invention comprise application of spectral …

Method and apparatus for reading under sampled bar code symbols

WH Havens, A Longacre Jr, DW Mcenery… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to a method for reading a bar code symbol with an optical
reader. The method includes the step of scanning the bar code symbol to obtain a plurality of …

Image processing using measures of similarity

H Kaufman, P Schmid - US Patent 7,260,248, 2007 - Google Patents
The invention provides methods of relating a plurality of images based on measures of
similarity. The methods of the invention are useful in the segmentation of a sequence of …

Methods and apparatus for evaluating image focus

PS Banks, C Jiang, KM Twietmeyer, RM Morrell… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
2003-07-03 Assigned to MEDISPECTRA, INC. reassignment MEDISPECTRA, INC.
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors …

Methods and systems for correcting image misalignment

T Clune, P Schmid, C Jiang - US Patent 7,187,810, 2007 - Google Patents
The invention provides methods of determining a correction for a misalignment between at
least two images in a sequence of images due at least in part to sample movement. The …

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling luminance of non-tissue objects within an image

MR Rezaee, S El-Hilo - US Patent 8,401,285, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Breast cancer is a leading cause of death for women, and digital
mammography screening is often used to help identify this cancer at its early development …

Apparatus and method for measuring spectral reflectance and apparatus for measuring film thickness

H Fujimoto, N Kondo, E Nishihara - US Patent 7,206,074, 2007 - Google Patents
A film thickness measurement apparatus has an image pickup part (32) for acquiring a
plurality of single-band images corresponding to a plurality of wavelengths, and the image …

Optical methods and systems for rapid screening of the cervix

R Nordstrom, M Modell - US Patent 7,127,282, 2006 - Google Patents
A method and a system is provided for discriminating between healthy cervical tissue and
pathologic cervical tissue based on the fluorescence response of the tissue to laser …

Systems, methods, and apparatus for image processing, for color classification, and for skin color detection

S Quan, CA Chiu, X Jiang - US Patent 8,154,612, 2012 - Google Patents
Embodiments include a method of image processing including decomposing a reflectance
spectrum for a test surface into a linear combination of reflectance spectra of a set of test …