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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Jiang Hsieh, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael John Barber, Mequon, WI (US);
Brian J. Kost, Waukesha, WI (US);
William R. Clarke, Colgate, WI (US);
Michael A. Juhl, Waukesha, WI (US);
Anne Lindsay Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);
Jiang Hsieh, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael John Barber, Mequon, WI (US);
Brian J. Kost, Waukesha, WI (US);
William R. Clarke, Colgate, WI (US);
Michael A. Juhl, Waukesha, WI (US);
Anne Lindsay Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Motion data is acquired simultaneously and in real-time with image data. The motion data provides accurate and near-instant information as to the state and position of an object prone to motion. The present invention is particularly applicable for cardiac CT or MR imaging and other physiologically gated acquisitions. In the context of cardiac imaging, the motion data includes information regarding size and location of the heart during the cardiac phases (diastole, systole, etc.) during each cardiac cycle.