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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yaron Hefetz, Alonim, IL;
Avi Bar-Shalev, Kiryat Hayim, IL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/5241 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/461 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 7/0083 (2013.01); G06T 11/006 (2013.01); G06T 11/008 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20092 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20208 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2211/421 (2013.01); G06T 2211/424 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for multi-window imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises segmenting an image reconstructed from acquired projection data into segments, converting pixel values based on a mapping for each segment to generate converted segments, and outputting, to a display device, a composite image comprising a combination of the converted segments. The composite image includes a border delineating the converted segments. In this way, multiple windows collectively covering a large dynamic range may be combined into a single image.