Patent Document ID: 7941000
Application ID: 11747394
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for producing an anatomical image, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of raw images depicting a physical object in an anatomical region; dividing the plurality of raw images into a first subset of primary images and a second subset of secondary images according to a predetermined criterion; registering the physical object in the primary images and combining the primary images in the first subset to generate an intermediate image in which the physical object is enhanced and the anatomical region is deemphasized; generating a mask image from the second subset of secondary images, the mask image enhancing a portion of the anatomical region adjacent the physical object; registering the intermediate image and the mask image by using direct registration of predetermined features present in the intermediate image and in the mask image; and fusing the mask image and the intermediate image to generate a fused image depicting the enhanced physical object registered with the enhanced anatomy.