Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system of image fusion for radiation therapy
- Patent Title (中): 放射治疗图像融合的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11956632Application Date: 2007-12-14
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Publication No.: US07881516B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Shoupu Chen , Richard Alan Simon
- Applicant: Shoupu Chen , Richard Alan Simon
- Applicant Address: US NY Rochester
- Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Rochester
- Main IPC: G06K9/36
- IPC: G06K9/36 ; G06K9/00 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B5/05

Abstract:
An image fusion method which is used for medical applications. The method includes: (a) acquiring a first image with a planned radiation region; (b) acquiring a second image with actual radiation region; (c) determining if user defined landmarks have been placed on the first and second images, if user defined landmarks are present go to step (d), if not go to step (e); (d) pre-transforming the first image or second image or both images; and (e). performing a first delineation step on the actual radiation region. The method further includes: (f) determining if the delineation is correct, if yes go to step (g), if not go to step (h); (g) fusing the first and second image and exit process; and (h) selecting multiple guide points around the actual radiation region in the second image, wherein the guide points are position adaptable points; which are placed near but not on the boundaries of the region; and (i) performing a second delineation step on the actual radiation region and go to step (f).
Public/Granted literature
- US20080118137A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGE FUSION FOR RADIATION THERAPY Public/Granted day:2008-05-22
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