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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Regis Vaillant, Villebon sur Yvette, FR;
Elisabeth Soubelet, Meudon, FR;
Jasbir Singh Sra, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Regis Vaillant, Villebon sur Yvette, FR;
Elisabeth Soubelet, Meudon, FR;
Jasbir Singh Sra, Pewaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for generating a registered image relative to a cardiac cycle and a respiratory cycle of a person is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of 2-D images of an anatomical region of the person. The method further includes generating a 3-D model of the anatomical region of the person. The 3-D model is associated with a predetermined phase of the cardiac cycle and a predetermined phase of the respiratory cycle. The method further includes selecting a first 2-D image from the plurality of 2-D images associated with the predetermined phase of the cardiac cycle and the predetermined phase of the respiratory cycle. The method further includes generating the registered image of the anatomical region utilizing the first 2-D image and the 3-D model. The method further includes storing the registered image in a memory device.