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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Guy Alexandroni, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Ron Barak, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ariel Birenbaum, Herzliya, IL;
Nicolas J. Merlet, Ramot Bet, IL;
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a method for generating a three dimensional (3D) volume including a treatment target including receiving a plurality of two dimensional (2D) input images of a patient, determining a metal artifact in each of the plurality of 2D input images, removing the metal artifacts from the plurality of 2D input images based on the determination of the metal artifact, and replacing metal artifacts with alternative pixel data to generate a plurality of filtered 2D images. A 3D volume is generated from the plurality of filtered 2D images. The plurality of 2D input images including a treatment target.