AUTO FINGER JOINT DETECTION FOR ROBOTIC HAND ULTRASOUND SCANNER
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Jul 26, 2016
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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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