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Imaging for use with moving organs

  • US 20080221442A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2008
  • Published: 09/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Apparatus for imaging a portion of a body of a subject that moves as a result of cyclic activity of a first body system of the subject and that also undergoes additional motion, the apparatus comprising:

  • an imaging device for acquiring a plurality of image frames of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body;

    a sensor for sensing a phase of the cyclic activity of the first body system;

    a control unit configured to generate a stabilized set of image frames of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body;

    by identifying a given phase of the cyclic activity of the first body system, and outputting a set of the image frames corresponding to image frames of the portion acquired during the given phase, andby image tracking at least the set of image frames to reduce imaged motion of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body associated with the additional motion; and

    a display configured to display the stabilized set of image frames of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body.

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