PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR (PCD) APPARATUS AND OVERLAPPING MICRO-PIXEL SUMMING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:EP4307015A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-17

    申请号:EP23185121.3

    申请日:2023-07-12

    IPC分类号: G01T1/17

    摘要: A photon counting detector (PCD) apparatus according to an embodiment includes a PCD array including a plurality of pixels positioned in at least one of a channel direction and a row direction, and processing circuitry configured to receive signals from each of the plurality of pixels, configure the PCD array to include (a) a first pixel area including a first group of pixels of the plurality of pixels and (b) a second pixel area including a second group of pixels of the plurality of pixels, such that a portion of the pixels overlap between the first and second groups, bin the signals from the first group of pixels into a first virtual bin value, and bin the signals from the second group of pixels into a second virtual bin value.

    X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3933445A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-05

    申请号:EP21183401.5

    申请日:2021-07-02

    IPC分类号: G01T1/17

    摘要: An X-ray CT apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes an x-ray source (12a), scan control circuity (33), a detector (13), photon counting circuits (42-n), connection circuitry (44) and processing circuitry (43). The scan control circuity (33) controls the x-ray source (12a) to expose a subject with x-rays over a scan having a plurality of views. The detector (13) is disposed to receive x-rays from the x-ray source (12a) and has plurality of pixels arranged in groups. The photon counting circuits (42-n) is provided for each of the pixels respectively. The connection circuitry (44) selectively connects, in a first mode, each pixel to one of the photon counting circuits (42-n) respectively and, in a second mode, each pixel in a group to a same one of the photon counting circuits (42-n). The processing circuitry (43), is connected to the connection circuitry (44) and the photon counting circuits (42-n), selects, for each of the views, the first mode or the second mode based upon a count rate of the x-rays.