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Motion correction in tomographic images

US8472683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2009
Grant dateJun 25, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2211/412
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging method comprises reconstructing gated emission tomography images for a region of interest, adjusting a mismatch between the gated emission tomography images and a computed tomography image of the region of interest, registering the gated emission tomography images, and combining the registered gated emission tomography images to generate motion corrected images.

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