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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010

Filed:

May. 15, 2008
Applicants:

Michael A. Dellavecchia, Berwyn, PA (US);

Larry Donoso, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael A. DellaVecchia, Berwyn, PA (US);

Larry Donoso, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for clarifying an image of an object to perform a procedure on an object includes applying electromagnetic energy to the object to provide reflected and/or transmitted energy according to an interaction of the electromagnetic energy and the object, determining an image quality metric in accordance with the reflected and/or transmitted energy to provide a determined image quality metric, determining an image in accordance with the determined image quality metric to provide a determined image, and performing the procedure in accordance with the image quality metric and the determined image.


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