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performing processing associated with generating, using a processing device, at least one slice image by carpeting a multitude of digital images based upon a two-dimensional (2-D) reference system, each of the multitude of digital images associated with a location in the 2-D reference system and each showing a representation of an arborization and/or landmark such that digital images not showing a representation of an arborization and/or landmark are excluded;\n
performing processing associated with carpeting the multitude of digital images together to create a slice image;\n
performing processing associated with aligning the slice image with other similarly created slice images using landmark information to determine the amount of 2-D rotation and/or translation to be applied to each slice image;\n
performing processing associated with vectorizing the representation of the arborization on each slice image, the vectorization creating a series of segments;\n
performing processing associated with assigning a type to at least one of the series of segments based on a unique characteristic of arborization; and\n
performing processing associated with grouping related segments together."],"number":1,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, further including creating a three-dimensional (3-D) reference system by aligning the 2-D reference system between at least two slice images."],"number":2,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, wherein the multitude of digital images are of a brain slice."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, wherein the multitude of digital images were digitized from drawings."],"number":4,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, further including equalizing at least one of the multitude of digital images."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, further including cropping at least one of the multitude of digital images to within a predetermined area of interest."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, wherein the grouping considers at least one of the following:\n
a z-slope of a segment;\n
a z-position of a segment point within a slice; and\n
a x,y,z-position of a segment point within a slice."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, wherein the grouping joins at least one of the following:\n
segments from adjacent slices when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other;\n
segments from within a slice when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other; and\n
segments when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method according to claim 1, wherein the arborization includes a neuronal arborization."],"number":9,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus for arborization reconstruction comprising:\n
a processing device in communication with an application, the application configured for:\n
performing processing associated with generating at least one slice image by carpeting a multitude of digital images based upon a two-dimensional (2-D) reference system, each of the multitude of digital images associated with a location in the 2-D reference system and each showing a representation of an arborization and/or landmark such that digital images not showing a representation of an arborization and/or landmark are excluded;\n
performing processing associated with carpeting the multitude of digital images together to create a slice image;\n
performing processing associated with aligning the slice image with other similarly created slice images using landmark information to determine the amount of 24) rotation and/or translation to be applied to each slice image;\n
performing processing associated with vectorizing the representation of the arborization on each slice image, the vectorization creating a series of segments;\n
performing processing associated with assigning a type to at least one of the series of segments based on a unique characteristic of arborization; and\n
performing processing associated with grouping related segments together."],"number":10,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, further including a three-dimensional (3-D) reference system generator configured to create a 3-D reference system by aligning the 2-D reference system between at least two of the at least two slice images, the aligning including at least one of the following:\n
rotating at least one of the multitude of digital images: and\n
translating at least one of the multitude of digital images."],"number":11,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the multitude of digital images are of a brain slice."],"number":12,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the multitude of digital images were digitized from drawings."],"number":13,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, further including an equalizer configured to equalize at least one of the multitude of digital images."],"number":14,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, further including a cropper configured to crop at least one of the multitude of digital images to within a predetermined area of interest."],"number":15,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the arborization grouper considers at least one of the following:\n
a z-slope of a segment; and\n
a z-position of a segment point within a slice."],"number":16,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the arborization grouper joins at least one of the following:\n
segments from adjacent slices when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other;\n
segments from within a slice when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other; and\n
segments when points on each segment are within a close proximity of each other."],"number":17,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}