Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080298663 | Task Specific Reconstruction of Functional Medical Scans - The invention addresses the problem of algorithm specific artefacts introduced by reconstruction of functional medical scans. After a general purpose reconstruction is performed, regions of interest are identified from the data and task specific reconstruction of the region(s) of interest is carried out. The reconstructed data can be displayed (for example) as a report or image overlay. | 12-04-2008 |
20100023345 | DETERMINATION OF A CONFIDENCE MEASURE FOR COMPARISON OF MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for calculation of a confidence measure indicating the validity of comparing medical scans such as PET or SPECT, the conditions for each scan are analyzed, with regard to conditions for various factors affecting Standardized Uptake Value (SUV). A scoring system assigns a score dependent on whether conditions are the same or different for each factor and the confidence measure is calculated from a combination of the scores, and a representation of the confidence measure is displayed. | 01-28-2010 |
20100046820 | FRAMING OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY DATA TO ASSESS ACTIVITY PEAK - In a method and apparatus for determining a framing interval used when reconstructing medical scanning data such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans, peak activity in the Blood Input Function Time Activity Curve is identified by regions of maximum rate of change and the framing interval is selected to include the peak in a frame. Once the framing interval is established, reconstruction of the data is performed by conventional methods. | 02-25-2010 |