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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-wook Jung, Seoul, KR;
Toshihiro Rifu, Suwon-si, KR;
Min-kook Cho, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Eun-ji Seo, Seoul, KR;
Kwan-hee Han, Incheon, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A tomography imaging apparatus and a tomography imaging method are provided. The tomography imaging apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to acquire first X-ray data of an object for each of energy bands, and an image preprocessor configured to perform a beam hardening correction on the first X-ray data for each of the energy bands, to generate second X-ray data of the object. The tomography imaging apparatus further includes an image reconstructor configured to reconstruct a tomography image of the object based on the second X-ray data.