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System and method for radiation dose reporting

US9129044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Cornell University · IT
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · US

Inventors

George Shih · Yorba Linda, US
Devin Richard Kennedy · Boston, US
Ramin Zabih · Ithaca, US
Edward L. Nickoloff · Orangeburg, US
Zheng Feng Lu · Emerson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2011
Grant date	Sep 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H50/70
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and method can be employed to automatically extract radiation dose information from medical images, particularly a plurality of heterogeneous CT images including those from legacy CT scanners. A report including the extracted radiation dose information can be generated, and alerts can be sent to reduce the possibility of overexposures.

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