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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Christian Eusemann, Rochester, MN (US);
David Holmes, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Christian Eusemann, Rochester, MN (US);
David Holmes, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignees:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for generating and adjusting an image obtained based on computed tomography data using a non-linear blending function is provided. In one embodiment of the method, first image data is obtained using a first X-ray energy, and second image data is obtained using a second X-ray image energy. An image is generated by blending the first and second image data using the non-linear function. The first X-ray energy and the second X-ray energy are different.