Method for improving the quality of computed tomography image series by image processing and CT system comprising a computational unit

US8306303B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Herbert Bruder · Hemhofen, DE
• Thomas Flohr · Uehlfeld, DE
• Rainer Raupach · Heroldsbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 6, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/10081
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method, a computational unit and a CT system are disclosed for improving the quality of CT image series. In at least one embodiment, the method includes scanning an examination object over a period of time which permits the acquisition of at least two temporally offset projection data records of an identical recording region; generating at least two temporally offset tomographic image data records, each having a multiplicity of pixels, by reconstructing the projection data records; transforming the image data records into transformation data records of at least two spatial frequency ranges; calculating temporal fitted values of the transformation data records for some of the spatial frequency ranges, and replacing the values of the transformation data records which were fitted by the calculated fitted values; performing an inverse transform of the transformation data records with the fitted values to form new image data records; and displaying the new image data records.