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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

May. 22, 2012
Applicants:

Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);

Adam Alessio, Seattle, WA (US);

Paul Kinahan, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Scott David Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);

Adam Alessio, Seattle, WA (US);

Paul Kinahan, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignees:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wollenweber, Scott. (2014). Method and apparatus for reducing motion related imaging artifacts using consistency values (U.S. Patent No. 8879814). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8879814

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