IP Library Granted Patent US 8,964,933
Granted Patent B2
US 8,964,933 · App. 13/889,793 · Granted Feb 24, 2015

X-ray computed tomography apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, X-ray computed tomography method, and medical image processing method

Inventors: Satoru Nakanishi (Utsunomiya, JP); Satoshi Saito (Yaita, JP)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
G01N23/046A61B6/032A61B6/4085G06T11/006Y10S378/901
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Patent No.
US 8,964,933
App. No.
13/889,793
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes, an X-ray source which irradiates an object with X-rays spreading in a slice direction, an X-ray detector including a plurality of X-ray detection elements which are juxtaposed in the slice direction and detect X-rays transmitted through the object, a reconstruction unit which includes a back-projection unit which obtains back-projection data relating to each of a plurality of pixels defined in an imaging area by performing back projection of data acquired by the X-ray detector and an interpolation unit which interpolates the data, and performs reconstruction processing for an image, and a setting unit which sets central positions of a plurality of pixels in the imaging area in the reconstruction processing to positions offset from positions corresponding to centers of the X-ray detection elements in the slice direction.

Claims (5)

1. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising:

an X-ray source which irradiates an object with X-rays spreading in a slice direction;

an X-ray detector comprising a plurality of X-ray detection elements which are juxtaposed over a predetermined slice width in the slice direction and detect X-rays transmitted through the object to output acquired data;

a reconstruction unit which comprises a back-projection unit which obtains back-projection data relating to each of a plurality of pixels as defined in an imaging area by performing back projection of the acquired data by the X-ray detector and an interpolation unit which interpolates the acquired data, and performs reconstruction processing for an image; and

a setting unit which offsets, in the reconstruction processing, the imaging area including a plurality of a pixels in the slice direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-315995 · Dec 11, 2008 · national
JP 2009-269729 · Nov 27, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12631338 · Dec 4, 2009
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