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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Markwardt, Verona, WI (US);
Randall Payne, Madison, WI (US);
Robert Washenko, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Markwardt, Verona, WI (US);
Randall Payne, Madison, WI (US);
Robert Washenko, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for measuring body circumference are provided. One method includes acquiring dual-energy two-dimensional (2D) scan information from a dual-energy x-ray scan of a body and generating a dual-energy image of the body using the 2D scan information. The method further includes determining a circumference of at least one portion of the body based on the dual-energy scan information and the generated dual-energy image.