Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-03
2009-11-17
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S425000, C378S008000, C378S004000, C378S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07620444
ABSTRACT:
A method for retrospective internal gating is provided. The method includes scanning a patient to obtain projection data, generating images from the projection data, generating a signal representing information regarding a physiological cycle of an object within the patient, specifying at least one target phase based on which the images can be sorted, and sorting the images based on the target phase within a cycle of motion of the object to generate at least one series of images.
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Acharya Kishore Chandra
Caumartin David A.
Hu Shiying
Le Toan Thanh
Procknow Karen Ann
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Casler Brian
General Electric Company
Ramirez John F
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