Denoising medical images
US8605970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of producing a denoised medical image at a specified resolution, comprising: a) denoising an original medical image acquired at a resolution higher than the specified resolution; and b) reducing the resolution of the image, after denoising, to the specified resolution, using a nonlinear resolution reduction procedure that preserves more fine detail in the image than a linear resolution reduction procedure would.
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