Method and apparatus for image noise reduction

    公开(公告)号:US11432787B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17480243

    申请日:2021-09-21

    IPC分类号: A61B6/00 A61B6/03 A61B6/02

    摘要: A method and a system are for image noise reduction. In an embodiment, the method includes producing a recorded image; establishing an amount of noise of the recorded image; decomposing the amount of noise into a number of N frequency-dependent noise components for N frequency bands, the number of N frequency-dependent noise components including respective data points respectively reproducing noise, of the amount of noise in the recorded image, for the respective frequency bands of the N frequency bands; examining the number of N frequency-dependent noise components for outlier data points, where an intensity lies outside a range of values, and forming moderated noise components by moderation of values of the outlier data points established in the examining of the number of N frequency-dependent noise components; and subtracting the moderated noise components from the recorded image.

    Determining a region of interest to be rendered

    公开(公告)号:US11259783B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16519306

    申请日:2019-07-23

    IPC分类号: A61B8/08 A61B8/00 A61B6/00

    摘要: An embodiment is for determining a region of interest to be rendered in an ultrasound volume data set of an interior of an object under examination. In an embodiment, the method includes: determining a projection position in a two dimensional X-ray projection image of the object under examination, wherein a projection ray correlated to the projection position passes through the region of interest; and extracting a partial data set encompassed by the ultrasound volume data set using the projection position determined and based upon geometrical information relating to the X-ray 3D ultrasound unit.

    Tomosynthesis method
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11704845B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17023893

    申请日:2020-09-17

    发明人: Ludwig Ritschl

    IPC分类号: A61B6/00 G06T11/00 A61B6/02

    摘要: A method includes recording a plurality of projection recordings along a linear trajectory. An X-ray source and an X-ray detector move in parallel opposite to one another along the linear trajectory and the examination object is arranged between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The method includes reconstructing a tomosynthesis dataset, respective depth information of the examination object is respective determined along an X-ray beam bundle spanned by the motion along the linear trajectory and an X-ray beam fan of the X-ray source perpendicular to the linear trajectory so that different respective depth levels in the object parallel to a detection surface of the X-ray detector are respectively scanned differently. Finally, the method includes determining a first slice image with a first slice thickness in a depth level, among the respective depth levels, substantially parallel to the detection surface of the X-ray detector based on the tomosynthesis dataset.

    Tomosynthesis method with combined slice image datasets

    公开(公告)号:US11406336B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US17023785

    申请日:2020-09-17

    发明人: Ludwig Ritschl

    IPC分类号: A61B6/00 G06T7/38 A61B6/02

    摘要: A method and image generating unit are for capturing at least two tomosynthesis images of an object undergoing examination offset by an angle of examination. In an embodiment the method includes a first and second capture of a plurality of first projection images along the linear trajectory, via X-ray source and the X-ray detector capturing the object undergoing examination in a first plane of capture and in a second capture plane different from the first capture plane, the first and second capture planes forming the angle of examination; determination of a first slice image dataset based upon the first projection images and of a second slice image dataset based upon the second projection images; and registration of the first slice image dataset and the second slice image dataset.

    Method for acquiring an X-ray image section by section

    公开(公告)号:US11839500B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17386198

    申请日:2021-07-27

    IPC分类号: A61B6/02 A61B6/04 A61B6/00

    摘要: A method is for acquiring an X-ray image of a region of interest of an examinee using an X-ray system and a displaceable patient table for positioning the examinee. In an embodiment, the method includes: selecting the region of interest; acquiring, section-by-section, successive image sections in relation to the region of interest, the acquiring, for each successive image section of the successive image sections, including moving the X-ray source and the X-ray detector along a common acquisition direction, moving the patient table counter to the common acquisition direction, determining a respective essentially strip-shaped detection area within the detection zone for a respective image section of the successive image sections, and detecting the respective image section by way of the determined detection area and the X-ray source, to acquire the respective image section; and generating a composite X-ray image of the region of interest from the respective successive image sections.