SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ACTIVE APPEARANCE MODELS TO IMAGE ANALYSIS

摘要

An image processing system and method having a statistical appearance model for interpreting a digital image. The appearance model has at least one mode l parameter. The system and method comprises a two dimensional first model object including an associated first statistical relationship, the first mod el object configured for deforming to approximate,a shape and texture of a two dimensional first target object in the digital image. Also included is a search module for selecting and applying the first model object to the image for generating a two dimensional first output object approximating the shape and texture of the first target object, the search module calculating a firs t error between the first output object and the first target object. Also included is an output module for providing data representing the first outpu t object to an output. The processing system uses interpolation for improving image segmentation, as well as multiple models optimised for various target object configurations. Also included is a model labelling that is associated with model parameters, such that the labelling is attributed to solution images to aid in patient diagnosis.