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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2020
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Michel S Tohme, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
German Guillermo Vera Gonzalez, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Ping Xue, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Justin M Wanek, Madison, WI (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for x-ray imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring an image of a subject, generating, based on the image and a plurality of parameters, a noise modulation map comprising an estimated amount of noise in each pixel of the image, selectively reducing noise in the image based on the noise modulation map to generate a final image, and displaying the final image. In this way, the radiation dose during imaging may be reduced while maintaining or even improving image quality.