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Iterative image reconstruction

US9824467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2011
Grant dateNov 21, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2211/424
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or apparatuses described herein provide for reconstructing image data of an object under examination from measured projection data indicative of the object. The measured projection data is converted into image data using an iterative image reconstruction approach. The iterative image reconstruction approach may comprise, among other things, regularizing the image data to adjust a specified quality metric of the image data, identifying regions of the image data that represent aspects of the object that might generate inconsistencies in the measured projection data and correcting the measured projection data based upon such an identification, and/or weighting projections comprised in the measured projection data differently to reduce the influence of projections that respectively have a higher degree of inconsistency in the conversion from projection data to image data.

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