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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Jae-hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young-hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-hwa OH, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae-hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young-hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-hwa Oh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating a diagnosis image includes a local contrast characteristic calculator configured to calculate local contrast characteristics of radiation image data of a low-energy sub-band from radiation image data generated by radiation having at least two energy bands passing through a subject; a local contrast characteristic applier configured to apply the calculated local contrast characteristics to radiation image data of a full-energy band generated by the radiation having at least two energy bands passing through the subject; and a diagnosis image generator configured to generate a diagnosis image of the subject based on the radiation image data of the full-energy band to which the local contrast characteristics have been applied.