Method and apparatus for metal artifact elimination in a medical image
US9437017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for metal artifact elimination in a medical image. The method includes: obtaining a medical image to be processed; determining whether or not a metal region is contained in the medial image; and performing artifact elimination processing to the medical image when metal regions are contained in the medical image and a metal density value of one of the metal regions is greater than or equal to a preset density value.
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