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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Sheshadri Thiruvenkadam, Bangalore, IN;
Rakesh Mullick, Bangalore, IN;
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, London, GB;
Srikrishnan Viswanathan, Kamataka, IN;
Sheshadri Thiruvenkadam, Bangalore, IN;
Rakesh Mullick, Bangalore, IN;
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, London, GB;
Srikrishnan Viswanathan, Kamataka, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for generating an image is provided. The method comprises: acquiring a first set of image data using a first imaging modality; sorting the first set of image data into a plurality of gates to generate a plurality of gated data sets; reconstructing each gated data set to generate a respective gated image for each gated data set; registering the respective gated images to generate a plurality of registered images; and generating a median image from the plurality of registered images, wherein each voxel of the median image is a respective median value of the corresponding voxels of the plurality of registered images.