Helical scanning computed tomography apparatus with constrained tracking
of the x-ray source
    1.
    发明授权
    Helical scanning computed tomography apparatus with constrained tracking of the x-ray source 失效
    螺旋扫描计算机断层摄影装置,具有x射线源的约束跟踪

    公开(公告)号:US5224136A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-29

    申请号:US906805

    申请日:1992-06-30

    IPC分类号: G21K1/04 G21K5/10

    摘要: A CT apparatus reduces errors in projection data acquired in helical scanning. The imaged object moves concurrently along a translation axis and the x-ray beam is periodically translated with the imaged object so as to subtend a single predetermined volume element during the acquisition of one projection set of data for a first slice. The x-ray beam then returns to its starting position and tracks a second predetermined volume element within a next slice. The x-ray beam may be translated by moving the focal point or a collimator or a combination of both. Helical scans with a pitch requiring sweeping of the x-ray beam beyond the detector limits are accommodated by limiting the sweep to a lessor compliance distance. The angular rate of the sweep is held constant within this compliance distance during the sweep.

    摘要翻译: CT装置减少了在螺旋扫描中获取的投影数据中的误差。 成像对象沿着平移轴同时移动,并且x射线束与成像对象周期性地平移,以便在获取第一切片的一个投影数据集期间对准单个预定体积元素。 然后x射线束返回到其起始位置,并在下一个切片内跟踪第二预定体积元素。 可以通过移动焦点或准直器或两者的组合来平移x射线束。 通过将扫描限制到出租人合规距离,通过需要扫描X射线束超过检测器极限的螺距的螺旋扫描得到适应。 在扫描过程中扫描的角速度保持恒定在该顺应距离内。

    Deconvolution filter for CT system
    3.
    发明授权
    Deconvolution filter for CT system 失效
    CT系统的去卷积滤波器

    公开(公告)号:US5361291A

    公开(公告)日:1994-11-01

    申请号:US796113

    申请日:1991-11-20

    IPC分类号: A61B6/03 G06T11/00 G01N23/083

    摘要: A CT apparatus for reducing aliasing in reconstructed images uses an x-ray tube with a translatable focal spot to double the spatial sampling rate, over that achieved by a conventional CT machine. Radial resolution artifacts in the image, identified to the "bleeding through" of previous samples from different focal spot positions into the present sample are removed by a convolution process employing the inverse of the detector transfer function. Timing of the data sampling with respect to the changing of the wobble positions is also employed to minimize the bleed through and to improve signal-to-noise ratio.

    摘要翻译: 用于减少重建图像中的混叠的CT装置使用具有可平移焦点的X射线管将空间采样速率提高一倍,超过常规CT机实现的。 通过使用检测器传递函数的倒数的卷积处理,去​​除了识别为从先前样品从不同焦斑位置到本样品的“渗透”的图像中的径向分辨率伪像。 关于摆动位置改变的数据采样的定时也用于使渗流最小化并提高信噪比。

    Method for reducing patient translation artifacts in tomographic imaging
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for reducing patient translation artifacts in tomographic imaging 失效
    用于减少患者转录成像在TOMOGRAPHIC成像中的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5170346A

    公开(公告)日:1992-12-08

    申请号:US440531

    申请日:1989-11-22

    IPC分类号: A61B6/03 G06T1/00 G06T11/00

    摘要: A method of reducing artifacts in images acquired with fan beam, helical scanning, tomographic imaging systems, applies a weighting function to the tomographic projection set. The weighting function reduces the contribution to the final image of projection data with large helical offset. Other redundant data within the projection set is increased in weight by the weighting function to prevent image artifacts from the weighting. In one embodiment, the projection set is centered on the slice plane to avoid discontinuities in the projection data caused by the weighting functions.

    Compensation of computed tomography data for X-ray detector afterglow
artifacts
    5.
    发明授权
    Compensation of computed tomography data for X-ray detector afterglow artifacts 失效
    计算机断层摄影数据补偿X射线探测器余辉假象

    公开(公告)号:US5265013A

    公开(公告)日:1993-11-23

    申请号:US615777

    申请日:1990-11-19

    CPC分类号: G06T11/005 Y10S128/922

    摘要: An x-ray CT system has a detector which revolves about the object being imaged to acquire attenuation data from many different angles through a range of at least 180.degree.. The response of the detector has a time lag which as the detector revolves tends to blur the attenuation data. The acquired data is compensated for the resolution degradation by convolving the data with a function that is the inverse of a response function of the detector. An image can be reconstructed from this compensated data. However, this compensation process tends to reintroduce noise that was reduced by the blurring. As a result, a modified version of the detector response function is applied to the compensated data to reduce the noise without degrading the image resolution to an unacceptable level.

    Extrapolative reconstruction method for helical scanning
    6.
    发明授权
    Extrapolative reconstruction method for helical scanning 失效
    用于螺旋扫描的外推重建方法

    公开(公告)号:US5233518A

    公开(公告)日:1993-08-03

    申请号:US435980

    申请日:1989-11-13

    IPC分类号: A61B6/03 G06T1/00 G06T11/00

    摘要: A method of reducing image helical scanning; artifacts in computed tomography imaging systems divides 360.degree. of projection data into two half scans. Separate weighting functions are applied to the two half scans and they are reconstructed to an image per conventional reconstruction methods. The weighting functions provide effective interpolation and extrapolation of the half scan data to a slice plane centered in the projection data. In one embodiment, the weighting functions are feathered with a cubic function to remove weighting induced image artifacts.

    Method for fan beam helical scanning using rebinning
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for fan beam helical scanning using rebinning 失效
    使用重新进行风扇梁波纹扫描的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5216601A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-01

    申请号:US440530

    申请日:1989-11-22

    IPC分类号: A61B6/03 G06T11/00

    CPC分类号: G06T11/005 A61B6/027

    摘要: A method of reducing image artifacts in images acquired with fan beam, helical scanning, tomographic imaging systems rebins the fan beam data into parallel beam projection sets. Data is spliced from first areas of the parallel beam projection data to second areas to create a set of 2.pi. radians of complete projection data. The 2.pi. of projection data is divided into half scans which are interpolated and extrapolated to produce a new projection set at the slice plane with reduced helical offset error. A feathering function is used to blend the discontinuities in the interpolation and extrapolation weights to prevent streak image artifacts.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL MR IMAGING NEAR METAL
    10.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL MR IMAGING NEAR METAL 有权
    用于多金属MR成像的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100308827A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-09

    申请号:US12860272

    申请日:2010-08-20

    IPC分类号: G01R33/48

    摘要: A system and method for multi-spectral MR imaging near metal include a computer programmed to calculate an MR pulse sequence comprising a plurality of RF pulses configured to excite spins in an imaging object and comprising a plurality of volume selection gradients and determine a plurality of distinct offset frequency values. For each respective determined offset frequency value, the computer is programmed to execute the MR pulse sequence having a central transmit frequency and a central receive frequency of the MR pulse sequence set to the respective determined offset frequency value. The computer is also programmed to acquire a three-dimensional (3D) MR data set for each MR pulse sequence execution and generate a composite image based on data from each of the acquired 3D MR data sets.

    摘要翻译: 用于金属附近的多光谱MR成像的系统和方法包括被编程为计算MR脉冲序列的计算机,该计算机包括被配置为激励成像对象中的自旋的多个RF脉冲,并且包括多个体积选择梯度并且确定多个不同的 偏移频率值。 对于每个相应确定的偏移频率值,计算机被编程为执行MR脉冲序列,该MR脉冲序列具有被设置为相应确定的偏移频率值的MR脉冲序列的中心发射频率和中心接收频率。 计算机还被编程为获取每个MR脉冲序列执行的三维(3D)MR数据集,并且基于来自每个获取的3D MR数据集的数据生成合成图像。