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(1)不鮮明な画像=ガウス形に入れ込んだ入力画像(注:ガウス形は、その他の適当なカーネルで置き換えられる。)
(2)バックグラウンドのない画像=(入力画像)−(不鮮明な画像)
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- 毛包単位(FUs)をカウントする方法において:
皮膚とFUsを含む体表面の画像にフィルタリングして、バックグラウンド成分を除去するステップと;
前記画像を処理して、セグメント化した画像を生成するステップと;
前記セグメント化した画像のノイズフィルタ処理を行って、関心のあるFUsに対応しない特性を有する物体を除去するステップと、
前記関心のあるFUsをカウントするステップと;
を具える方法。 - 前記画像が、デジタル画像である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- バックグラウンド成分を除去するフィルタリングステップが、バックグラウンド減算法を用いて達成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記バックグラウンド減算法が、不鮮明画像を計算するステップと、皮膚とFUsを含む体表面の前記画像から前記不鮮明画像を引くステップを具える、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記不鮮明画像を、前記取得画像を、皮膚とFUsを含む体表面の前記画像をガウスカーネルを用いてたたみ込むことにより計算した、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記ガウスカーネルが、
特定の患者、
周囲の照明状況、及び、
その他の臨床症状、
の1又はそれ以上用に調整される、請求項5に記載の方法。 - 前記バックグラウンド減算法が、分散(variance)フィルタリングを具える、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記バックグラウンド減算法が、エッジ検出処理を具える、請求項3に記載の方法。
- バックグラウンド成分を除去する前記フィルタリングが、帯域通過フィルタを用いて達成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- バックグラウンド成分を除去する前記フィルタリングが、皮膚とFUsを含む体表面の前記画像から皮膚とその他の小物体に対応する成分を除去するステップを具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- バックグラウンド成分を除去する前記フィルタリングステップが、選択した画像を2回低域通過フィルタリングし、次いで、皮膚とFUsを含む体表面の前記画像から、フィルタをかけた2つの画像を差し引くステップを具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- バックグラウンド成分を除去する前記フィルタリングステップが、前記画像に、第一のカーネルを有する低域通過フィルタを用いてフィルタをかける第一のフィルタステップと、前記画像に第二のカーネルを有する低域通過フィルタを用いてフィルタをかける第二のフィルタステップを具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第一のカーネルが実質的に、次の特性:a)サポート21ピクセル、及び1.0のシグマ;又はb)サポート21のピクセル、及び0.75のシグマ:を有するガウスカーネルである、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記第一のカーネルが、前記第二のカーネルと異なる、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法が、さらに:
皮膚及びFUsを含む体の第一の画像の有利な地点と異なる、既知の位置で、同一の視野の追加の画像少なくとも1つ取得するステップであって、ここで、前記第一の画像と前記少なくとも1の追加の画像が連続して取得されたものであるステップと;
前記第一の画像と前記少なくとも1つの追加の画像を用いて前記体表面上の毛髪の座標位置を計算するステップと;
前記体表面上の毛髪と一致しない計算された座標位置を有する毛包単位をフィルタ除去するステップを、具える方法。 - ノイズフィルタリングステップが、その特性が、面積、長さ、位置及び方向の1以上を含む物体をフィルタ除去するステップを具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ノイズフィルタリングステップが、その特性が、前記体表面上の毛髪のサンプルリングに基づく1又はそれ以上の毛髪の特性、及び、所定のデータに基づく毛髪であると考えられる特性に対応しない、物体のフィルタ除去するステップを具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法が、さらに、FUを追跡するステップであって、
前記FUの複数の画像を連続的に取得するステップと;
前記複数の画像の各々から前記FUの位置を決定するステップと;
前記決定した位置から前記FUの動きを追跡するステップと;
によってカウントされるFUを追跡するステップを具える、方法。 - 前記FUから広がる毛髪の数に基づいて前記FUを分類するステップをさらに具える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法が、さらに、
分類するべきFUのセグメント化された画像の輪郭線を計算するステップと;
前記分類するべきFUのセグメント化した画像の輪郭線中の凹部を無視したセグメント化された画像の概略プロファイルを計算するステップと;
前記分類するべきFUの概略プロファイル中の欠陥の数を決定するステップと;
少なくとも部分的に決定された前記欠陥数に基づいて前記FUを分類するステップと;
を具える方法。 - 少なくとも部分的に、FUの分類結果に基づいて、関心のあるFUsをカウントして、a)単一のFUに見える多数のFUsと、b)多数のFUsに見える単一のFUの1又はそれ以上を計上するステップを更に具える、請求項20に記載の方法。
- 体表面上の毛包単位(FUs)をカウントするシステムにおいて;
画像取得デバイス;と
画像プロセッサであって、
前記画像取得デバイスから得た皮膚及びFUsを含む画像をフィルタにかけて、バックグラウンド成分を除き;
前記画像を処理してセグメント化した画像を生成し;
前記セグメント化した画像をノイズフィルタにかけて、関心のあるFUsに対応しない特性をもつ物体を除去し;
関心のある前記FUsをカウントする;画像プロセッサとを、
を具える、システム。 - 前記システムが、ロボットシステムである、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記画像取得デバイスが取り付けられたロボットアームをさらに具える、請求項23に記載のシステム。
- 前記ロボットアーム及び前記画像プロセッサに動作可能に連結されたコントローラをさらに具える、請求項24に記載のシステム。
- 前記画像プロセッサが、パーソナルコンピュータである、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 画像取得デバイスが、1又はそれ以上のカメラを具える、請求項22に記載のシステム。
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