Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Mehta, Bhavesh M. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C378S062000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10611572
ABSTRACT:
A method of decomposition of projection data is provided, wherein such projection data includes input projection data acquired using at least two x-ray spectra for a scanned object, including low energy projection data (PL) and high energy projection data (PH); the method comprises solving the projections PLand PHto determine a photoelectric line integral (Ap) component of attenuation and a Compton line integral (Ac) component of attenuation of the scanned object using a multi-step fitting procedure and constructing a Compton image Icand a photoelectric image Ipfrom the Compton line integral and photoelectric line integral.
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Bechwati Ibrahim
Crawford Carl R.
Naidu Ram
Analogic Corporation
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Mehta Bhavesh M.
Tucker Wes
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