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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, Putney, GB;
Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Anja Brau, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Floribertus P. M. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Evren Asma, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rakesh Mullick, Karnataka, IN;
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Glenville, NY (US);
Ajit Shankaranarayanan, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, Putney, GB;
Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Anja Brau, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Floribertus P. M. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Evren Asma, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rakesh Mullick, Karnataka, IN;
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Glenville, NY (US);
Ajit Shankaranarayanan, San Mateo, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hammersmith Imanet Ltd., London, GB;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for reducing motion related imaging artifacts. The method includes determining an internal motion for of two regions of the object, each region having a different level of motion, scanning the first region using a first scan protocol based on the motion, scanning a second region using a second different scan protocol based on the motion, and generating an image of the object based on the first and second regions.