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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Xiaodong Tao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Vradenburg Miller, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mukta Chandrashekhar Joshi, Belmont, MA (US);
Robert Franklin Senzig, Germantown, WI (US);
Xiaodong Tao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Vradenburg Miller, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mukta Chandrashekhar Joshi, Belmont, MA (US);
Robert Franklin Senzig, Germantown, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of imaging comprises performing a scout image of an object and aligning major regions of interest within the object by comparing the scout image with a pre-determined atlas image. In a further embodiment, a method of imaging using a computed tomography (CT) scanner is provided and comprises performing a scout image of a subject and aligning major anatomical regions of interest within the subject by comparing the scout image with a pre-determined atlas image. Further, an imaging system for us with a computed tomography (CT) imaging device is provided and comprises a processor configured to perform aligning major anatomical regions of interest within a subject by comparing a scout image with a pre-determined atlas image, and wherein the major anatomical regions are used for automated localization for Scan Range and/or Exam split.