Functional imaging

US8897518B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Torsten Solf · Aachen, DE
• Bernd Schweizer · Herzogenrath, DE
• Martin Weibrecht · Aachen, DE
• Carolina Ribbing · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 25, 2014
• Expiry date: May 19, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B8/585
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method includes obtaining an image of a region of interest of a subject, wherein the image is generated with image data produced by an imaging system used to scan the subject, obtaining a signal indicative of a physiological state of the subject before the scan, and displaying both the image and data indicative of the physiological state. In another aspect, a method includes correcting, via a processor, a tracer uptake value for a target region of interest based on a tracer uptake correction factor.