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Method for fusing images acquired from a plurality of different image acquiring modalities

US8270691B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Chenyang Xu · Allentown, US
Daniel J. Paulish · Downingtown, US
Ramesh Viswanathan · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2008
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fusing a plurality of images. The method includes: acquiring the plurality of images from a plurality of different modalities, each one of the images having a different reference space; and fusing the plurality of images into a common reference space, such common reference space being different from the reference space of each one of the plurality of acquired images. Thus, with such method, a unified process is provided for handling fusion across multiple clinical interventional and/or surgery (i.e., intra-operative) procedures.

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