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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Thomas Allmendinger, Forchheim, DE;
Rainer Raupach, Heroldsbach, DE;
Bernhard Schmidt, Fürth, DE;
Harald Schöndube, Erlangen, DE;
Thomas Allmendinger, Forchheim, DE;
Rainer Raupach, Heroldsbach, DE;
Bernhard Schmidt, Fürth, DE;
Harald Schöndube, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Münich, DE;
Abstract
A multi-spectral CT imaging method, preferably a CT imaging method, is described. Spectrally resolved projection scan data is acquired from a region to be imaged of an examination object. The data is assigned to a plurality of pre-determined different partial spectra. Spectrally resolved image data is reconstructed with a plurality of attenuation values for each image point of the region to be imaged. The attenuation values are each assigned to one of the pre-determined different partial spectra. Furthermore, an extremal attenuation value is determined for each image point on the basis of the plurality of attenuation values. A representative image data set is determined such that the determined extremal attenuation value is assigned to each image point.