Methods, apparatus, and software for reconstructing an image

Details Methods, apparatus, and software for reconstructing an image Methods, apparatus, and software for reconstructing an image

2007-12-11

2007-12-11

Glick, Edward J. (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Computerized tomography

C378S901000, C382S131000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10991176

ABSTRACT:
A method of reconstructing an image includes substantially minimizing a cost function of the formx^=arg⁢⁢minx⁢{∑m=0M⁢⁢Dm⁡(ym,Fm⁡(x))+S⁡(x)},where {circumflex over (x)} is the value of x which achieves the minimum summation, ymis an integral projection, Fm(x) is an forward projection function, and S(x) is a stabilizing function, to obtain {circumflex over (x)}, and using the obtained {circumflex over (x)} to perform a multislice Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction to generate an image.

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