Philips was granted a patent for adaptive medical-image processing.

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    "patent_abstract": "A method is provided for processing medical images, the method including receiving a first image and a second image different from the first image, where the second image is of the same subject matter as the first image. The method further includes identifying a plurality of anatomical structures in the first image and defining a plurality of image segments in the second image based N on locations of the anatomical structures identified in the first image. The method then applies a processing routine associated with a first anatomical structure to the first image segment in the second image and a processing routine associated with a second anatomical structure to the second image segment in the second image. Also provided is an imaging system for implementing the described method and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for processing medical images.",
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