IP Library Granted Patent US 10,825,209
Granted Patent B2
US 10,825,209 · App. 16/105,848 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

System and method for performing tomographic image acquisition and reconstruction

Inventors: James F. Dempsey (Atherton, CA); Qingguo Zeng (Twinsburg, OH); Roger Nana (Oakwood Village, OH); John Lester Patrick (Chagrin Falls, OH); Timothy P. Eagan (Oakwood Village, OH); Shmaryu M. Shvartsman (Highland Heights, OH)
Assignee: VIEWRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
G06T11/006G01R33/4826G01R33/5608G01R33/5611G06T7/0012G06T2211/424
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Patent No.
US 10,825,209
App. No.
16/105,848
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for tomographic reconstruction of an image include systems and methods for producing images from k-space data. A k-space data set of an imaged object is acquired using know k-space data acquisition systems and methods. A portion of the k-space data set is sampled so as to collect some portion of the k-space data. An image is then reconstructed from the collected portion of the k-space data set according to a convex optimization model.

Claims (28)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that configure a processor to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a k-space data set of an imaged object, the k-space data set generated by a tomographic imaging system;

collecting a portion of the k-space data set by rotating a data collecting pattern around an axis in one or more trajectory planes of the data collecting pattern; and

reconstructing an image from the collected portion of the k-space data set.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data collecting pattern includes a sampling line having a plurality of sampling points, and the plurality of sampling points each have a weighting factor.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near a center of the k-space data set.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near expected ridges in the k-space data set.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the reconstructing of the image is performed with a model that includes a weighting factor representative of a priori attributes of the imaged object.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that configure a processor to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a k-space data set of an imaged object, the k-space data set generated by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging system, a computed tomography system, or a positron emission tomography system;

collecting a portion of the k-space data set by rotating a data collecting pattern around an axis in one or more trajectory planes of the data collecting pattern; and

reconstructing an image from the collected portion of the k-space data set.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable mediumof claim 6 , wherein the data collecting pattern includes a sampling line having a plurality of sampling points, and the plurality of sampling points each have a weighting factor.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near a center of the k-space data set.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near expected ridges in the k-space data set.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the reconstructing of the image is performed with a model that includes a weighting factor representative of a priori attributes of the imaged object.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that configure a processor to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a k-space data set of an imaged object, the k-space data set generated by a tomographic imaging system;

collecting a portion of the k-space data set by rotating a data collecting pattern to sample a 3-D k-space; and

reconstructing an image from the collected portion of the k-space data set.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the data collecting pattern includes a sampling line having a plurality of sampling points, and the plurality of sampling points each have a weighting factor.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near a center of the k-space data set.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the weighting factor is higher at the sampling points near expected ridges in the k-space data set.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the reconstructing of the image is performed with a model that includes a weighting factor representative of a priori attributes of the imaged object.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the reconstructing of the image is performed with a model that includes updating a value of a norm weighting factor preventing penalizing of discontinuities in the reconstructed image.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the reconstructing of the image is performed with a model that includes a weighting factor representative of expected noise properties within the k-space data set.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the collecting comprising perturbing a portion of the data collecting pattern in or out of a sampling plane.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable mediumof claim 11 , the collecting comprising introducing a pseudo-random shift into one or more trajectories of the data collecting pattern.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: VIEWRAY, INC.; VIEWRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: VIEWRAY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067096/0625 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2023
From: VIEWRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; VIEWRAY, INC.
To: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST
Reel/Frame 063157/0703 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 30, 2019
From: VIEWRAY INCORPORATED
To: VIEWRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 050591/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: DEMPSEY, JAMES F.; ZENG, QINGGUO; NANA, ROGER; PATRICK, JOHN L.; EAGAN, TIMOTHY P.; SHVARTSMAN, SHMARYU
To: VIEWRAY INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050513/0233 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15294533 · Oct 14, 2016
Continuation 12817846 · Jun 17, 2010
Provisional Application 61218736 · Jun 19, 2009
Related Publication 20190012814A1 · Jan 10, 2019