Grid suppression in imaging
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsDavid H. Foos, John Yorkston, Xiaohuo Wang
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Abstract
A method for providing a diagnostic image as a combination of two or more images executed, at least in part, on a control logic processor. The method includes obtaining at least first and second image data of a subject and analyzing both the first and second image data to identify at least grid orientation and spacing. Grid suppression is applied to the first and second image data and the grid suppressed first and second image data is pre-processed. The method then combines the grid suppressed first and second image data and decomposes the combined data to obtain one or more diagnostic images for display. The one or more diagnostic images are displayed on a display that is associated with the control logic processor.
Claims14
A method for providing a diagnostic image as a combination of two or more images, executed at least in part on a control logic processor, comprising:
- obtaining at least first and second image data of a subject;
- analyzing both the first and second image data to identify at least grid orientation and spacing;
- applying grid suppression to the first and second image data;
- preprocessing the grid suppressed first and second image data;
- combining the grid suppressed first and second image data and decomposing the combined data to obtain one or more diagnostic images for display;
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- displaying the one or more diagnostic images on a display.
A method for providing a diagnostic image as a combination of two or more images, comprising:
- obtaining at least first and second image data of a subject;
- analyzing both the first and second image data to identify at least grid orientation and spacing;
- preprocessing the first and second image data;
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- combining the first and second image data, applying grid suppression according to the analyzed grid orientation and spacing, and decomposing the combined data to obtain one or more diagnostic images;
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- displaying the one or more diagnostic images that are obtained.
A method for providing a diagnostic image as a combination of two or more images, executed at least in part on a computer, comprising:
- obtaining at least first and second image data of a subject;
- analyzing both the first and second image data to identify at least grid orientation and spacing;
- preprocessing the first and second image data;
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- combining the first and second image data and decomposing the combined data;
- applying grid suppression to the decomposed image results to provide separate images of soft tissue and of bone;
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- displaying the soft tissue and bone images on a display that is associated with the computer.
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