Method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional, multiply resolved volume images of an examination subject
US7020319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S378/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and examination apparatus for generating three-dimensional, multiply resolved volume images of an examination subject on the basis of two-dimensional projection images that can be registered with the apparatus, as radiation images obtained with a radiation source and a radiation receiver in an exposure procedure of the examination subject, a set of two-dimensional projection images is registered, one part of the set being registered with low resolution and one part of the set being registered with high resolution, transforming the high-resolution projection images are transformed so as to have the same scale, the same sampling rate and the same resolution as the low-resolution projection images (downscaling), and a three-dimensional volume image with low resolution is generated on the basis of the low-resolution projection images as well as the transformed projection images and a high-resolution volume image is generated on the basis of the high-resolution projection images.
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