Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method, apparatus, and article for pet attenuation correction utilizing MRI
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Application No.: US14317556Application Date: 2014-06-27
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Publication No.: US10064589B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Kevin Matthew Koch , Gaspar Delso
- Applicant: Kevin Matthew Koch , Gaspar Delso
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B5/055 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B5/00 ; G01R33/48
Abstract:
A method for attenuation correcting a PET image of a target includes locating a radiopaque structure by MRI scan of the target; fitting a model of the radiopaque structure to the MRI scan image; and correcting attenuation of the PET image based on the fitted model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150374318A1 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE FOR PET ATTENUATION CORRECTION UTILIZING MRI Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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