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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
Adam Alessio, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Kinahan, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
Adam Alessio, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Kinahan, Seattle, WA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing, in an image, motion related imaging artifacts. The method includes obtaining a single image of a subject using a computed tomography (CT) imaging system, obtaining a plurality of images of the subject using a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system, generating a plurality of consistency values, and utilizing the plurality of consistency values to register the CT image and the plurality of PET images.