Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Do, Anh Hong (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S128000, C382S294000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07110587
ABSTRACT:
A method of registering a plurality of functional images includes providing a plurality of functional images, providing a plurality of structural images, each one of which having a known positional relationship to at least one of said plurality of functional images, and finding a first mapping transformation between pairs of functional images based on the first mapping transformation and the positional transformation.
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Berlad Gideon
Cohen Shwartz Shoulamit
Natanzon Alex
Wainer Naor
Do Anh Hong
GE Medical Systems Israel Ltd.
Hunton & Williams LLP
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