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Data representation for rtp

US8260013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Vladimir Pekar · Toronto, CA
Michael Kaus · Hamburg, DE
Ingwer-Curt Carlsen · Hamburg, DE
Todd McNutt · Severna Park, US
R. Keith Tipton · Verona, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 4, 2005
Grant date	Sep 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

An imaging system (10) includes imaging modalities such as a PET imaging system (12) and a CT scanner (14). The CT scanner (14) is used to produce a first image (62) which is used for primary contouring. The PET system (12) is used to provide a second image (56), which provides complementary information about the same or overlapping anatomical region. After first and second images (62, 56) are registered with one another the first and second images (62, 56) are concurrently segmented to outline a keyhole (76). The keyhole portion of the second image (56) is inserted into the keyhole (76) of the first image (62). The user can observe the composite image and deform a boundary (78) of the keyhole (76) by a mouse (52) to better focus on the region of interest within previously defined keyhole.

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