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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2003
Jürgen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Peter Roesch, Aachen, DE;
Angela Jane Da Silva, Danville, CA (US);
Michael J. Petrillo, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jürgen Weese, Aachen, DE;
Peter Roesch, Aachen, DE;
Angela Jane Da Silva, Danville, CA (US);
Michael J. Petrillo, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
method A first image of a moving object is acquired by of a first imaging method, e.g by PET or SPECT imaging. The first image contains artifacts caused by object motion. From two further images acquired by a second imaging method, e.g. C.T. or M.R., and representing the object in respective states of motion, a motion model is formed. The information contents of either the first image or a combination image, formed from the first image and the two further images, and the motion model is enhanced.