Rebinning for computed tomography imaging
US7809100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S378/901
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A tomographic apparatus includes a radiation source (12) having a plurality of focal spots (Fa, Fb, Fc, Fd) and a detector (20) which generates output signals indicative of radiation received along a plurality of rays. A height rebinner (34) performs a height rebinning of the acquired rays to generate height interpolated readings. A transverse rebinner (36) performs a two-dimensional transverse interpolation of the height interpolated rays in a canonical space to generate a plurality of transversely interpolated readings (302). The transversely interpolated readings (302) are reconstructed to generate a human readable image.
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