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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Sarah Rose Hertel, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Stanley H. Fox, Brookfield, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Charles William Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
Sarah Rose Hertel, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Stanley H. Fox, Brookfield, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Charles William Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for analyzing at least one abnormality of an object is described. The method includes obtaining a first image containing an abnormality using a first modality, obtaining a second image containing the abnormality using a second modality, selecting a first region of interest located within the first image, determining an anatomical size of the abnormality based on the first region of interest in the first image, and determining a relative metabolic activity based on a second region of interest within the second image.