AUTO FINGER JOINT DETECTION FOR ROBOTIC HAND ULTRASOUND SCANNER

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15219712

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Methods of determining a location of a desired joint in a scanning assembly are provided. The method comprises acquiring a digital image of an extremity against a background within the scanning assembly. The extremity has a plurality of digits extending away from a base of the extremity and the plurality of digits has a plurality of corresponding joints. The method also comprises extracting the outline of at least a portion of the extremity, locating a midpoint along a width of a base of the extremity, identifying a plurality of clusters of texture features; and, determining the location of a desired joint based on a distance between the center point and the midpoint.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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  • 2016 Application Filing Year
  • A61B Class
  • 18399 Applications Filed
  • 13681 Patents Issued To-Date
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CHEN, Dongqing New Berlin, US 31 1324
CHENG, Hong Shanghai, CN 651 4219
HALMANN, Menachem Wauwatosa, US 67 1239
HAN, Xiaodong Shanghai, CN 38 152

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