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Task oriented noise suppression in medical images

US8824753B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 2011
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/10081
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for noise suppression in a 3-D volume image, executed at least in part on a logic processor, obtains the 3-D volume image, applies diffusion to the volume image according to a parameter that relates to image scale and is specified in an operator instruction, and displays the volume image modified according to the applied diffusion.

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