RETAINED OBJECT TAG AND DETECTION METHOD

摘要

A retained object tag, and a method of detecting the presence of a retained object or the retained object tag in a medical image. The method can include different steps such as identifying one or more potential sites in the medical image where the retained object or retained object tag may be present. The method can also include analyzing one or more features of the identified potential site against one or more predetermined properties of the retained object or the retained object tag. And the method can include determining whether the identified potential site is a retained object or a retained object tag based in part or more upon the analyzed feature.

主权项

1. A retained object tag, comprising:
a body attachable to an object, said body comprised of a radiolucent material; a first marker carried by said body, said first marker comprised of a radiopaque material; a second marker carried by said body, said second marker comprised of a radiopaque material; and a third marker carried by said body, said third marker comprised of a radiopaque material; wherein said first, second, and third markers are located in said body at positions with respect to one another that provides a space between at least two of said first, second, and third markers when the retained object tag is imaged in a medical image at different orientations, said space facilitating manual and computer aided detection of the retained object tag.