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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Reiner Koppe, Hamburg, DE;
Johannes Catharina Antonius Op DE Beek, Eindhoven, NL;
Erhard Paul Artur Klotz, Neumuenster, DE;
Reiner Koppe, Hamburg, DE;
Johannes Catharina Antonius Op De Beek, Eindhoven, NL;
Erhard Paul Artur Klotz, Neumuenster, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for generating images of a human or animal body on the basis of 3D-reconstructions from 3D-XRAY or 3D-Computer Tomography measurements, which bodies comprise both natural tissue and one or more high-density objects. The method comprises the steps of executing the measurements, distinguishing the one or more high-density objects and executing a separating procedure thereon for generating an improved image of regions of the natural tissue. In particular, the method comprises the following steps: applying a ramp filter on the various projection measurements to single out the one or more high-density objects; segmenting the singled-out one or more high-density objects into a separate 3D reconstruction; suppressing the reconstructed one or more high-density objects from the original projection measurements; and segmenting said projection measurements without the suppressed one or more high-density objects.
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