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Dose modulated X-ray scanning

US9836825B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 2015
Grant dateDec 5, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20192
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a device for dose modulated X-ray scanning, where, according to an example of the method, a theoretical X-ray scanning dose for a scanning region may be calculated according to a target image quality standard set for the scanning region and a reference data level determined for the scanning region. Then, an X-ray attenuation difference between each data level corresponding to the scanning region and the reference data level may be calculated according to the theoretical X-ray scanning dose. In this way, a data level where the X-ray attenuation difference with the reference data level is higher than a threshold may be selected out from the data levels corresponding to the scanning region as a target to be de-noised, and a noise reduction may be performed for the target to be de-noised.

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