Object identification method in dual-energy CT scan images
US10452948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for processing a dual-energy CT scan image, which includes filtering the pixels in a dual-energy CT scan image to obtain pixels to be grouped; grouping the pixels to be grouped into a plurality of pixel groups based on the positions of the pixels to be grouped in the dual-energy CT scan image; performing material decomposition on the pixels in each pixel group; and determining the object corresponding to each pixel group based on the results of material decomposition. By using the method, the scan time and the X-ray dose radiated to a target (e.g., a user to be diagnosed) are reduced.
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