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Image reconstruction apparatus and method for helical scanning
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1994-12-22
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Granted: 1996-02-13
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Expires: 2014-12-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention, in one form, utilizes a region of reconstruction ROR in reconstructing an image from projection data. Particularly, once the region of reconstruction is established, a weighting function which is either a linear interpolation or a non-interpolation can be used. If 3π of projection data is used, the weighting function can be divided into three parts. Each part corresponds to π projection views. For a 50% overlapped reconstruction, the entire weighting functions advance π degrees at a time, which synchronizes very well with the boundaries of the weighting functions. Section 1(S 1 ) will contain projection views from 0 to π, section 2 (S 2 ) contains views from π to 2π, and section 3 (S 3 ) contains views from 2π to 3π. In section S 1 , the weighting function is a ramp-up function, in section S 2 the weighting function is a constant, and in section S 3 the weighting function is ramped down.
Inventors
- 👤 Jiang Hsieh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T12/00; G06T12/10; A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/02; A61B6/03; A61B6/032; A61B6/027; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S378/00; Y10S378/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of producing a tomographic image of an image object from data acquired in a helical scan, the data having been collected in a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said method comprising the steps of: (a) creating a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) creating a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, the weights being assigned by: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of producing a tomographic image of an image object from data acquired in a helical scan, the data having been collected in a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said method comprising the steps of: (a) creating a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) creating a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, the weights being assigned by: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein assigning a lesser weight to each data element is performed using linear interpolation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein assigning a lesser weight to each data element is performed using non-linear interpolation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein 3π of projection data is collected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein 50% overlapped images are to be generated and weights are assigned to the data elements in the projection data array by dividing the weighting function into three parts, each part corresponding to π projection views.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
144 words
A system for of producing a tomographic image of an object, said system comprising means for perforating a helical scan of the object and for collecting beam projection data during the helical scan from a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said tomographic image system further comprising a data acquisition system configured to: (a) create a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) create a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, the weights being assigned by: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
144 words
A system for of producing a tomographic image of an object, said system comprising means for perforating a helical scan of the object and for collecting beam projection data during the helical scan from a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said tomographic image system further comprising a data acquisition system configured to: (a) create a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) create a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, the weights being assigned by: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system in accordance with claim 6 wherein said data acquisition system is configured to assign a lesser weight to each data element in accordance by linear interpolation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system in accordance with claim 6 wherein said data acquisition system is configured to assign a lesser weight to each data element in accordance by non-linear interpolation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system in accordance with claim 6 wherein 3π of projection data is collected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system in accordance with claim 6 wherein 50% overlapped images are to be generated and weights are assigned to the data elements in the projection data array by dividing the weighting function into three parts, each part corresponding to π projection views.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
A data acquisition system for use in connection with a tomographic imaging system which performs a helical scan of an object and collects beam projection data during the helical scan from a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said data acquisition system comprising: (a) means for creating a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) means for creating a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, said weighted data array creating means being programmed to perform the steps of: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
146 words
A data acquisition system for use in connection with a tomographic imaging system which performs a helical scan of an object and collects beam projection data during the helical scan from a series of fan beam projections at a plurality of gantry angles about an axis and within an image plane, said data acquisition system comprising: (a) means for creating a projection data array using the data collected in the helical scan; (b) means for creating a weighted data array by assigning weights to each data element in the projection data array, said weighted data array creating means being programmed to perform the steps of: (i) establishing a region of reconstruction; (ii) assigning each data element within the region of reconstruction a weight of one; and (iii) as the projection plane moves away from the region of reconstruction, assigning a lesser weight to each data element.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
A data acquisition system in accordance with claim 11 wherein said weighted data array creating means assigns a lesser weight to each data element in accordance by linear interpolation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A data acquisition system in accordance with claim 11 wherein said weighted data array creating means assigns a lesser weight to each data element in accordance by non-linear interpolation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A data acquisition system in accordance with claim 11 wherein 3π of projection data is collected by the tomographic imaging system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
A data acquisition system in accordance with claim 11 wherein 50% overlapped images are to be generated and weights are assigned to the data elements in the projection data array by dividing the weighting function into three parts, each part corresponding to π projection views.
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