Systems and methods for improving usability of images for medical applications
US7620444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1059
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for retrospective internal gating is provided. The method includes scanning a patient to obtain projection data, generating images from the projection data, generating a signal representing information regarding a physiological cycle of an object within the patient, specifying at least one target phase based on which the images can be sorted, and sorting the images based on the target phase within a cycle of motion of the object to generate at least one series of images.
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