Systems, methods and apparatus for consistency-constrained filtered backprojection for out-of-focus artifacts in digital tomosythesis
US7873236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2211/421
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments during backprojection of filtered two-dimensional into three dimensional image each voxel is analyzed for inconsistent contributions based on at least two criteria and each of the inconsistent contributions is either replaced or excluded from the backprojection.
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