Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100034342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING ARTIFACTS IN CIRCULAR CT SCANS - A scanning method and apparatus useful for correcting artifacts which may appear in a primary short circular CT scan are provided. A secondary helical scan performed on a stationary subject, or a secondary circular scan, may be used to correct for artifacts. The secondary scan may be performed with a smaller radiation dosage than the primary circular CT scan. | 02-11-2010 |
20100098209 | SPECTRUM-PRESERVING HEEL EFFECT COMPENSATION FILTER MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS ANODE PLATE - It is described a filter ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100189331 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A HIGH DENSITY REGION IN AN IMAGE - The invention relates to an apparatus for determining a high density region in an image, wherein the apparatus comprises a provision unit ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100246756 | STEREO TUBE ATTENUATION FILTER - A computed tomography apparatus ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100303381 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD FOR IMAGING A REGION OF INTEREST - The invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a region of interest, in particular to a computed tomography system. First data for generating an image of the region of interest are provided, which are used by a reconstruction unit ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110002444 | MODEL BASED SELF-POSITIONING PATIENT TABLE FOR X-RAY SYSTEMS | 01-06-2011 |
20110044559 | IMAGE ARTIFACT REDUCTION - A method includes generating simulated complete projection data based on acquisition projection data, which is incomplete projection data, and virtual projection data, which completes the incomplete projection data and reconstructing the simulated complete projection data to generate volumetric image data. An alternative method includes supplementing acquisition image data generated from incomplete projection data with supplemental data to expand a volume of a reconstructable field of view and employing an artifact correction to correct a correctable field of view based on the expanded reconstructable field of view. | 02-24-2011 |
20110058644 | SOURCE AND/OR DETECTOR POSITIONING SYSTEM - A medical imaging system includes a generally stationary gantry ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110095197 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A REGION OF INTEREST - The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus for generating an image of a region of interest. The imaging apparatus comprises a radiation source ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110096892 | SPECTRAL CT - An imaging system includes a radiation source ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110116598 | INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING AND DATA PROCESSING - An imaging system includes a radiation source ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110182400 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE CT IMAGE ACQUISITION USING A DISPLACED GEOMETRY - A method and apparatus are provided to improve CT image acquisition using a displaced acquisition geometry. A CT apparatus may be used having a source ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110200232 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING OBJECT MOVEMENT FROM CT IMAGING DATA - A method is provided for using CT imaging data to characterize the movement of a moving object. The method calculates one or more motion values based on motion vectors which are representative of the object's movement. The moving object may be, for example, a beating heart. | 08-18-2011 |
20110261923 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FILTER X-RAY BEAMS GENERATED USING A CT APPARATUS WITH DISPLACED GEOMETRY - A method and apparatus are provided to filter x-ray beams generated using a CT apparatus or other x-ray based system with displaced acquisition geometry. A CT apparatus may be used having a source ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120002780 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BREATHING ADAPTED IMAGING - A method is provided for imaging a portion of a patient that moves as a patient breathes. A motion map is produced of the portion's motion during a breathing cycle of the patient. A scanning protocol is generated using information obtained from the motion map for a given source/detector position and a given point in the breathing cycle. The scanning protocol comprises at least one setting for at least one imaging apparatus component such that a desired amount of x-ray dosage is applied to the portion of the patient at the given source/detector position and the given point in the breathing cycle. An imaging scan is performed of the portion of the patient. The at least one imaging apparatus component is adjusted during the imaging scan. | 01-05-2012 |
20130044856 | INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING AND DATA PROCESSING - An imaging system includes a radiation source that emits radiation that traverses an examination region. A controller activates the radiation source to emit radiation and deactivates the radiation source to stop radiation emission. The controller selectively activates the radiation source to emit radiation at one or more pre-determined angles. In another embodiment, the imaging system includes a data processing component that generates a virtual three dimensional image of an object of interest of the scanned subject based on the image data. In another embodiment, the imaging system is in a communication with a data manipulation and packaging component that generates at least a two dimensional or a three dimensional data set based on the volumetric image data and packages the data set in an object provided to a remote system that manipulates and navigates through the data set. | 02-21-2013 |
20130279778 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to an imaging system for imaging an object. Projection data of the object are acquired by using a radiation source emitting primary radiation ( | 10-24-2013 |
20140128721 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MOTION DETECTION - A medical imaging system comprises an image data acquisition module to acquire imaging data and a motion detection module to acquire motion information. A reconstruction module reconstructs image datasets from the imaging data and with use of the motion information to correct for motion. The motion detection module is provided with a shape-sensing photonic fibre system to provide a photonic output representative of the spatial shape of the photonic fibre and an arithmetic unit to compute the motion information on the basis of the photonic output. | 05-08-2014 |