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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Hanns-Ingo Maack, Norderstedt, DE;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/50 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/5282 (2013.01); A61B 6/484 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 6/5235 (2013.01); G06T 5/008 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20092 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30061 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing system (IPS) and a related method. The system comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving two or more input images that include respectively an attenuation signal of an imaged object and a dark-field signal of the object. A combiner (COM) is configured to combine the two or more input images in a linear combination operation to form a combined image. An output (OUT) port configured to output the combined image.