Gated CT with irregular sampling for slow CT acquisition

Details Gated CT with irregular sampling for slow CT acquisition Gated CT with irregular sampling for slow CT acquisition

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Glick, Edward J (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Computerized tomography

C378S015000, C378S063000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07907698

ABSTRACT:
A physiological parameter monitor (44) monitors a cyclic physiological parameter and generates a cyclic parameter phase indicative signal. A radiation system (8) is disposed adjacent an examination region (18, 28) to generate transmission radiation data and emission radiation data. First and second sorting devices (48, 74) sort corresponding transmission and emission radiation data into transmission radiation data sets (50) and emission radiation data sets (78) corresponding to each of a plurality of the cyclic parameter phases. A data processor (60) reconstructs attenuation maps (62) from the transmission data for each of the plurality of cyclic parameter phases. An image processor (80) corrects the emission radiation data of each cyclic parameter phase with the attenuation map (62) of the same cyclic parameter phase and reconstructs the attenuation corrected emission data sets into an image representation for each cyclic parameter phase.

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