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A method and system for reconstructing an x-ray image from a partial orbit through the use of a “virtual” fan angle. The virtual fan angle is determined based upon the range of angular positions spanned by a source in a CT instrument or a selected smaller angle. Exposure data is obtained and he virtual fan angle is used to weight the exposure data. Image reconstruction can then proceed using the weighted exposure data. The described methods and system also function for data collected over a complete orbit.
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A fast method for divergent-beam backprojection is proposed for generating an electronic image from a preprocessed divergent-beam sonogram, the sinogram being a collection of divergent beam projections. The method consists of the following steps: subdividing the sinogram into multiple sub-sinograms; performing a weighted backprojection of said sub-sinograms, to produce multiple corresponding sub-images; and aggregating said sub-images to create the electronic image. The subdivision of the sinogram into sub-sinograms can be performed in a recursive manner. A dual of the proposed method provides a fast means for reprojecting an electronic image, i.e., generating a divergent-beam sinogram from the image. These methods are applicable to fan-beam and cone-beam tomography utilizing a variety of scanning trajectories, including spiral. These methods do not require rebinning, and offer speedups similar to the FFT when compared to conventional backprojection and reprojection algorithms. Substantial computational savings are obtained without perceptible degradation or significant loss of numerical accuracy.
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An imaging system is provided including a source generating an x-ray beam and a detector array receiving the x-ray beam and generating projection data corresponding to at least a scanned portion of an object. An image reconstructor is electrically coupled to said detector array and reconstructs an image of the scanned portion of the object for a full field-of-view in response to said projection data using a dual iterative reconstruction technique. The dual iterative reconstruction technique includes reconstructing the full field-of-view using a first resolution and reconstructing a region-of-interest within the full FOV using a second resolution. A method is also provided for reconstructing an image using projection data from such an imaging system.
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A method for statistically reconstructing images from a plurality of transmission measurements having energy diversity and image reconstructor apparatus utilizing the method are provided. A statistical (maximum-likelihood) method for dual-energy X-ray CT accommodates a wide variety of potential system configurations and measurement noise models. Regularized methods (such as penalized-likelihood or Bayesian estimations) are straightforward extensions. One version of the algorithm monotonically decreases the negative log-likelihood cost function each iteration. An ordered-subsets variation of the algorithm provides a fast and practical version. The method and apparatus provide material characterization and quantitatively accurate CT values in a variety of applications. The method and apparatus provide improved noise/dose properties.
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A computer automated method for setting visualization parameter boundaries in a preset for displaying an image from a 3D data set applicable to magnetic resonance (MR) data, computer tomography (CT) data and other 3D data sets obtained in medical imaging is described. In one example the visualization parameter boundaries are color boundaries. A histogram of data values of voxels within a user-selected volume of interest (VOI) is generated and an analysis of a convex hull spanning the histogram is made to provide one or more visualization thresholds which divide the histogram into sub-regions. The sub-regions relate to different tissue types within the VOI and color boundaries are set based on the visualization thresholds for displaying the different tissue types in different colors. The method allows color boundaries in a preset to be set objectively and automatically so that images can be displayed consistently and with less user manipulation. The method may also provide a measure of the significance of each color boundary in the preset to assist a user in interpreting a displayed image.
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A method for filtering projection data of a helical scan of an object includes acquiring projection data representing a helical scan of an object, generating a weighting function based on the acquired projection data, determining a scaling function for the weighting function, and determining a row-filtered weighting function based on the weighting function and scaling function.
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A third generation CT scanner includes a rotating x-ray source (18) and a detector array (16). Each sampling of the detector array generates a source fan data line of data values that are converted (34) to attenuation values in a logarithmic domain and subject to preliminary corrections (36). Attenuation values from a plurality of adjoining source fans are converted (94) back to a non-logarithmic domain as intensity values. A corresponding deconvolution function (88) from a deconvolution function look-up table (90) corresponding to the detector whose intensity value is being corrected is deconvolved with a line (84) of the intensity values which spans a plurality of adjoining source fan data lines to remove the intensity attributable to off-focal radiation (30). The intensity data is converted (102) back into attenuation values in the logarithmic domain and reconstructed (106) into an image representation for display on a monitor (112).
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A method and apparatus for reducing trigger jitter from a CT system position encoder including the steps, for each trigger pair in the encoder signal, identifying the integer portion of average period corresponding to N preceding trigger pairs, identifying a modulus-N residual corresponding to the N preceding trigger pairs as a lag value, adding the lag value to a lag count, determining when the lag count exceeds N and, where the lag count exceeds N, incrementing the integer portion by one, identifying a modulus-N residual corresponding to the lag count, setting the lag count equal to the residual corresponding to the lag count and generating a final binary trigger signal corresponding to the integer portion.
摘要:
Reconstructing images of objects spirally scanned with two-dimensional detectors with a novel algorithm. The image reconstruction process is proven to create an exact image of the object under the ideal circumstances. The algorithm has an FBP (Filtered Back Projection) structure and works very efficiently. The algorithm uses less computer power and combines the benefits of Exact Algorithms and Approximate algorithms.
摘要翻译:用新颖的算法重建用二维检测器螺旋扫描的物体的图像。 图像重建过程被证明可以在理想情况下创建物体的精确图像。 该算法具有FBP(Filtered Back Projection)功能,效率非常高。 该算法使用较少的计算机能力,并结合了精确算法和近似算法的优点。
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Data collected from a cone beam scanner is reconstructed into a volumetric image representation by defining a plurality of oblique surfaces which are reconstructed into a cylinder. An interpolator identifies non-redundant rays of radiation passing through the surfaces. Rays of radiation intersecting a center point of each oblique surface are identified along with rays tangent to surface rings on each surface. Data from the identified non-redundant rays is weighted by a first processor. A second processor convolves the weighted data and passes it to a backprojector which backprojects it into an image memory. The oblique surface reconstruction technique facilitates use of conventional two-dimensional convolution and backprojection techniques that enjoy relative computational simplicity and efficiency as well as three-dimensional reconstruction techniques that use a minimum number of projections. Additionally, the technique facilitates accurate reconstruction of cone beam projections with over ten times the area of current multi-ring scanners.