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Method and system for focus-adaptive reconstruction of spine images

US7298923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2004
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/7515
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for aligning a pair of digital images includes providing a pair of digital images, wherein each said image comprises a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points in a D-dimensional space, and the pair of images present adjacent views of a same object of interest. A weighting function is applied to each image of the pair of images, wherein the weighting function is centered on the object of interest, the weighting function has a maximum value on the object of interest, and the value of the weighting function decreases with increasing distance from the object of interest. The pair of images is aligned by correlated the weighted intensities on one image with those in the other image.

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