Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Le, Brian Q (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
active
07929747
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for generating an image of an object that is substantially free of artifacts induced by missing data is disclosed. The method includes performing a computed tomography (CT) imaging process using a cone-beam traversed over an actual scan path to acquire actual CT data having missing data. The method also includes reconstructing an initial image of a volume of interest (VOI) using the actual CT data, with the initial reconstructed image having artifacts attributable to the missing data, and reprojecting the reconstructed image of the VOI onto a virtual scan path to at least acquire virtual data corresponding to the missing data. Further, the method includes reconstructing an improved image of the VOI using the actual CT data and the virtual data, with the artifacts reduced in the improved reconstructed image.
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Le Brian Q
Nakhjavan Shervin
Quarles & Brady LLP
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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