Medical diagnostic method and apparatus to control dual energy exposure techniques based on image information
US6501819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/032
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for optimized dual energy image acquisition. The system comprises a dual energy medical imaging system, a detector, a user interface, an image segmentation module, a characterization module, and a control module. The method comprises obtaining an image from a first exposure of a patient and segmenting the image into an anatomy of interest. The method further comprises characterizing the segmented anatomy in terms of a set of patient parameters and optimizing a second exposure of the segmented anatomy based upon said anatomy and the characterization of the anatomy. A resulting anatomy image is obtained from analysis of the first and second exposures.
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