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Almost-everywhere extrapolation from cone-beam data

US6084936A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1998
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S378/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A source applies imaging energy that passes through an object being imaged and is then detected by a detector. A scanning trajectory causes the detector to provide a Cauchy data set of measured cone beam data to a processor. The processor extrapolates by use of John's equation such that missing cone beam data is determined. The measured cone beam data and the determined cone beam data together provide a complete data set for exact image reconstruction.

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