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Method and system for correction of lung density variation in positron emission tomography using magnetic resonance imaging
US8942445B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8942445-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213618079-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to correcting lung density variations in positron emission tomography (PET) images of a subject using a magnetic resonance (MR) image. A pulmonary vasculature and an outer extent of a lung cavity can be identified in a MR image corresponding to a thoracic region of the subject in response to an intensity associated with pixels in the MR image. The pixels within the outer extent of the lung cavity are classified as corresponding to the pulmonary vasculature or the lung tissue. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can apply attenuation coefficients to a reconstruction of the PET image based on the classification of the pixels within the outer extent of the lung cavity.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of correcting lung density variations in a positron emission tomography (PET) image of a subject comprising: identifying at least an outer extent of a lung cavity in a magnetic resonance (MR) image corresponding to a thoracic region of the subject in response to an intensity associated with pixels forming the MR image, the MR image corresponding to the PET image of the thoracic region of the subject; classifying each pixel within the outer e…
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- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to correcting lung density variations in positron emission tomography (PET) images of a subject using a magnetic resonance (MR) image. A pulmonary vasculature and an outer extent of a lung cavity can be identified in a MR image corresponding to a thoracic region of the subject in response to an intensity associated with pixels in the …
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- Foo Thomas Kwok-Fah, Hardy Christopher Judson, Lonn Albert Henry Roger, and 4 more
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- Primary CPC classification G06T12/30. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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