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Overlay image contrast enhancement

  • US 20070238954A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2006
  • Published: 10/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of producing an enhanced medical image of a subject, comprising:

  • producing a reference set of medical images of the subject or a portion thereof using a medical imaging modality, wherein the reference set of medical images comprises a plurality of reference set images;

    creating an area of increased image contrast in the subject;

    producing a data set of medical images of the subject or a portion thereof using the medical imaging modality, wherein the data set of medical images comprises a plurality of data set images, each data set image comprising data received from the area of increased contrast;

    comparing at least one data set image to a plurality of reference set images to identify a data-reference image pair, wherein the data-reference image pair comprises the reference set image that has the smallest difference error as to the data set image versus the other compared reference set images; and

    subtracting the reference image of the data-reference image pair from the data image of the data-reference image pair to create the enhanced medical image.

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