Patent Document ID: 20120328173
Application ID: 13165527
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image analysis system, comprising: one or more processing components configured to receive measured views that generally encompass an organ or region of interest, wherein at least some of the measured views include radiation contributions from outside the organ or region of interest, and to execute one or more executable routines stored in a memory; the memory storing the one or more executable routines, wherein the stored routines, when executed, reconstruct the measured views to generate an initial image, generate a corresponding estimated view for each measured view using the initial image, compare each measured view with the corresponding estimated view to derive an indication, if any, of the radiation contributions from outside the organ or region of interest present in each measured view, and use the indications to reconstruct a final image in which the radiation contributions from outside the organ or region of interest are reduced or eliminated; and interface circuitry configured to allow user interaction with the image analysis system.