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Denoising medical images

US8605970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2009
Grant dateDec 10, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 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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