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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Hui Xue, Franklin Park, NJ (US);
Saurabh Shah, Evanston, IL (US);
Christoph Guetter, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Marie-pierre Jolly, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Sven Zuehlsdorff, Westmont, IL (US);
Jens Guehring, Erlangen, DE;
Hui Xue, Franklin Park, NJ (US);
Saurabh Shah, Evanston, IL (US);
Christoph Guetter, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Marie-Pierre Jolly, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Sven Zuehlsdorff, Westmont, IL (US);
Jens Guehring, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and system for retrospective image combination for free-breathing magnetic resonance (MR) images is disclose. A free-breathing cardiac MR image acquisition including a plurality of frames is received. A key frame is selected of the plurality of frames. A deformation field for each frame to register each frame with the key frame. A weight is determined for each pixel in each frame based on the deformation field for each frame under a minimum total deformation constraint. A combination image is then generated as a weighted average of the frames using the weight determined for each pixel in each frame.