Method and apparatus for realistic presentation of interpolated

Details Method and apparatus for realistic presentation of interpolated Method and apparatus for realistic presentation of interpolated

1995-11-21

1998-04-07

Arana, Louis M.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system

36441318, G01V 300

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057368570

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for processing medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of successive parallel slices of tissue and displaying them sequentially so that the transition from one image to the next appears smooth. Consecutive pairs of scanned images are used to produce additional, interpolated images to increase the apparent number of slices and decrease the apparent distance between them. The interpolated images, which lack certain visual properties of the original images, particularly graininess due to noise, are then transformed by a digital filter to restore the lost properties. The transformed images are interleaved with the original images to form a new sequence which appears smooth when viewed in order, thereby aiding a physician in mentally visualizing structures of interest in the images.

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