X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Computerized tomography
Patent
1998-07-27
2000-01-25
Bruce, David Vernon
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Computerized tomography
378901, A61B 603
Patent
active
060185619
ABSTRACT:
A scanning and data acquisition method and apparatus for three dimensional (3D) computerized tomographic (CT) imaging of a region-of-interest (ROI) in an object, wherein image reconstruction processing is applied to a plurality of sets of 2D cone beam projection data, each set being acquired on a 2D detector at a corresponding plurality of scan path source positions. A first image reconstruction processing step comprises applying a mask to each set of the projection data so that data inside the boundaries of each mask form a corresponding plurality of masked 2D data sets. The next step comprises ramp filtering of each masked 2D data set along a plurality of parallel lines formed therein, to generate a corresponding plurality of filtered 2D data sets. Each filtered 2D data set is a calculation of a first estimate of Radon derivative data determined from a given set of the 2D cone beam projection data. The next step comprises developing 2D correction data for each of the first estimates of Radon derivative data by processing portions of the given set of cone beam projection data that are adjacent boundaries of the mask. The final step comprises combining each filtered 2D data set and the 2D correction data calculated therefore, in a weighted 3D backprojection manner into a 3D space, thereby reconstructing a 3D image of the ROI in the object.
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Bruce David Vernon
Edelman Lawrence C.
Siemens Corporate Research Inc.
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