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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Jeffrey Kolthammer, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Patrick Olivier, Solon, OH (US);
Piotr J. Maniawski, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Kolthammer, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Patrick Olivier, Solon, OH (US);
Piotr J. Maniawski, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 6/541 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the invention a method and apparatus for utilizing time of flight information to detect motion during a medical imaging acquisition, such as a PET imaging acquisition, is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for detecting and correcting for respiratory motion and cardiac motion in medical images, such as PET images, is provided.