Patent ID: 7333647

Claim:
A method generating a resultant image, comprising: obtaining first and second images of at least one portion of a subject, wherein the first image comprises a first portion of the at least one portion of the subject and a second portion of the at least one portion of the subject, and wherein each of the first image and the second image are from modalities that are different from one another; using the second image, determining each of a first probability that the first portion has a contrast which is greater than or equal to a predetermined contrast and a second probability that the second portion has a contrast which is greater than or equal to the predetermined contrast, wherein the second probability is greater than the first probability; and reconstructing the first and second portions of the first image to generate the resultant image, wherein the first portion is reconstructed based on the first probability to generate a reconstructed first portion of the resultant image, and wherein the second portion is reconstructed based on the second probability to generate a reconstructed second portion of the resultant image.