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Methods, apparatus, and software for reconstructing an image

US7308071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2004
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2025

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

Abstract

A method of reconstructing an image includes substantially minimizing a cost function of the formwhere {circumflex over (x)} is the value of x which achieves the minimum summation, ym is an integral projection, Fm(x) is an forward projection function, and S(x) is a stabilizing function, to obtain {circumflex over (x)}, and using the obtained {circumflex over (x)} to perform a multislice Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction to generate an image.

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