Methods and systems for reducing noise- related imaging artifacts

US9105124B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105124-B2
Application numberUS-201213529002-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 21, 2012
Priority dateJun 21, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A method for reducing noise in a medical diagnostic image includes acquiring an initial three-dimensional (3D) volume of projection data, generating a projection space noise estimate using the 3D volume of projection data, generating an initial 3D volume of image data using the 3D volume of projection data, generating an image space noise estimate using the 3D volume of image data, generating a noise projection estimate using the projection space noise estimate and the image space noise estimate, and reconstructing an image using the generated noise estimate. A system and non-transitory computer readable medium are also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for reducing noise in a medical diagnostic image, said method comprising: acquiring an initial three-dimensional (3D) volume of projection data; de-noising the initial 3D volume of projection data to generate a 3D set of de-noised projection data; generating an initial 3D volume of image data using the 3D set of de-noised projection data; generating a de-noised image volume using the initial 3D volume of image data; generating an estimated n…

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What does patent US9105124B2 cover?
A method for reducing noise in a medical diagnostic image includes acquiring an initial three-dimensional (3D) volume of projection data, generating a projection space noise estimate using the 3D volume of projection data, generating an initial 3D volume of image data using the 3D volume of projection data, generating an image space noise estimate using the 3D volume of image data, generating a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fan Jiahua, Zhao Yunzhe, Cao Guangzhi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T12/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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