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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Ying Sun, Singapore, SG;
Jens Gühring, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Peter Speier, Erlangen, DE;
Michaela Schmidt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Jordin D. Green, Calgary, CA;
Christine H. Lorenz, Frederick, MD (US);
Marie-pierre Jolly, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Ying Sun, Singapore, SG;
Jens Gühring, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Peter Speier, Erlangen, DE;
Michaela Schmidt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Jordin D. Green, Calgary, CA;
Christine H. Lorenz, Frederick, MD (US);
Marie-Pierre Jolly, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for automatically determining a field of view for performing a subsequent medical imaging study includes acquiring one or more preliminary images. A body mask is generated by thresholding the preliminary images and identifying a largest connected component. A boundary mask is obtained from the boundary of the generated body mask. A rectangular bounding box is fit to the obtained boundary mask. The rectangular bounding box is used as a field of view for performing a subsequent medical imaging study.