Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Hannaher, Constantine (Department: 2884)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
active
11197208
ABSTRACT:
The image correction method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) generating an absorption correction map by replacing a CT value of each pixel of a CT image with a corresponding linear absorption coefficient and replacing the linear absorption coefficient in a bone region with the linear absorption coefficient of water or a soft biological tissue; and (b) generating a corrected image by multiplying a value of each pixel of a nuclear medical image obtained with respect to substantially the same tomographic plane as a plane in which the CT image has been obtained by a corresponding pixel of the absorption correction map.
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Kaneta Tomohiro
Kurihara Hideyuki
Hannaher Constantine
Nihon Medi+Physics Co., Ltd.
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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