A photoacoustic image evaluation apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire a first photoacoustic image generated at a first point in time and a second photoacoustic image generated at a second point in time before the first point in time, the first and second photoacoustic images being photoacoustic images generated by detecting photoacoustic waves generated inside a subject, who has been subjected to blood vessel regeneration treatment, by emission of light into the subject; acquire a blood vessel regeneration index, which indicates a state of a blood vessel by the regeneration treatment, based on a difference between a blood vessel included in the first photoacoustic image and a blood vessel included in the second photoacoustic image; and display the blood vessel regeneration index on a display.

A method for training an image segmentation model includes calling an encoder to perform feature extraction on a sample image and a scale image to obtain a sample image feature and a scale image feature. The method also includes performing class activation graph calculation to obtain a sample class activation graph and a scale class activation graph. The method also includes calling a decoder to obtain a sample segmentation result of the sample image, and calling the decoder to obtain a scale segmentation result of the scale image. The method also includes calculating a class activation graph loss and calculating a scale loss. The method also includes training the decoder based on the class activation graph loss and the scale loss.

A method for training an image segmentation model includes calling an encoder to perform feature extraction on a sample image and a scale image to obtain a sample image feature and a scale image feature. The method also includes performing class activation graph calculation to obtain a sample class activation graph and a scale class activation graph. The method also includes calling a decoder to obtain a sample segmentation result of the sample image, and calling the decoder to obtain a scale segmentation result of the scale image. The method also includes calculating a class activation graph loss and calculating a scale loss. The method also includes training the decoder based on the class activation graph loss and the scale loss.

Systems and methods are provided for enhanced heart medical imaging operations, particularly as by incorporating use of artificial intelligence (AI) based fetal heart functional analysis and/or real-time and automatic ejection fraction (EF) measurement and analysis.

Systems and methods are provided for enhanced heart medical imaging operations, particularly as by incorporating use of artificial intelligence (AI) based fetal heart functional analysis and/or real-time and automatic ejection fraction (EF) measurement and analysis.

A method (900) of generating an atlas for a universal atlas database (901) is provided. A new medical scan image (905) is provided. A universal auto-contouring operation (920) is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of universal contours (930) for the medical scan image. A local auto-contouring customisation operation (940) is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of local contours (950) for the medical scan image. The set of local contours is standardised (980) using a trained model to compensate for biases in the set of local contours, thereby creating a set of standardised global contours (985) for the medical scan image. The set of standardised global contours (985) and the medical scan image (905) can be added to the universal atlas database (901) as a new atlas, thereby expanding the set of atlases that are available in the universal atlas database.

A method (900) of generating an atlas for a universal atlas database (901) is provided. A new medical scan image (905) is provided. A universal auto-contouring operation (920) is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of universal contours (930) for the medical scan image. A local auto-contouring customisation operation (940) is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of local contours (950) for the medical scan image. The set of local contours is standardised (980) using a trained model to compensate for biases in the set of local contours, thereby creating a set of standardised global contours (985) for the medical scan image. The set of standardised global contours (985) and the medical scan image (905) can be added to the universal atlas database (901) as a new atlas, thereby expanding the set of atlases that are available in the universal atlas database.

A method includes the steps of arranging mark points for image recognition on a plane of a test piece to be measured; recognizing and recording positions of two-dimensional Cartesian coordinates of each mark point of the test piece to be measured before and after each stretching; and determining a deformation gradient of each mark point and deformation measurement parameters of each mark point through a numerical method, where the deformation measurement parameters include a deformation gradient matrix, an elongation tensor matrix, a finite strain tensor matrix, an orthogonal tensor matrix, an angular tensor matrix, a rotation angle, and a curvature. According to the method, objective measurement of super-large deformation of the plane relating to rotation deformation is achieved.

A method includes the steps of arranging mark points for image recognition on a plane of a test piece to be measured; recognizing and recording positions of two-dimensional Cartesian coordinates of each mark point of the test piece to be measured before and after each stretching; and determining a deformation gradient of each mark point and deformation measurement parameters of each mark point through a numerical method, where the deformation measurement parameters include a deformation gradient matrix, an elongation tensor matrix, a finite strain tensor matrix, an orthogonal tensor matrix, an angular tensor matrix, a rotation angle, and a curvature. According to the method, objective measurement of super-large deformation of the plane relating to rotation deformation is achieved.

An image processing apparatus and method are provided. The image processing apparatus acquires a target image including a depth image of a scene, determines three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data corresponding to the depth image based on the depth image, and extracts an object included in the scene to acquire an object extraction result based on the 3D point cloud data.