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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Thomas L. Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Piero Simoni, Brookfield, WI (US);
Thomas L. Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Piero Simoni, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and process for determining and displaying an artifact index (AI) to a system operator are provided. The AI is determined by acquiring and processing imaging data of a phantom. The AI is then displayed to the operator on a console so that the operator may, if necessary, reset the scanning parameters or select a new scanning protocol that will result in a reconstructed image of a subject having reduced artifact presence. By providing a likelihood of artifact presence to the system operator, the present invention eliminates the need for the operator to recall those scanning profiles that are susceptible to high artifact presence.