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Method and system for automatically determining regions in a scanned object

US7983457B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

24Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Thomas L. Toth · Brookfield, US
Michael Daly · Wicklow, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2005
Grant date	Jul 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for automatically determining regions in scanned object are provided. The method includes performing a scout scan of an object and automatically determining regions within the object based on attenuation information from the scout scan.

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