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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Thomas Boettger, Heidelberg, DE;
Dominique Toepfer, Markranstädt, DE;
Thomas Boettger, Heidelberg, DE;
Dominique Toepfer, Markranstädt, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
A method for separating tissue classes in MR images is presented. The method includes acquiring a plurality of magnetic resonance images of a subject with different acquisition parameters and generating a multi-dimensional intensity distribution model from the plurality of magnetic resonance images. The multi-dimensional intensity distribution model represents a distribution of intensities of voxels in each magnetic resonance image of the plurality. The method also includes identifying clusters of correlated intensities in the multi-dimensional intensity distribution model and assigning the clusters into one or more tissue classes based on the correlated intensities of each of the cluster.