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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Yamazaki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Makoto Hayashibara, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/08 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 5/0082 (2013.01); A61B 5/1077 (2013.01); A61B 6/08 (2013.01); A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); A61B 6/488 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/4447 (2013.01); A61B 6/461 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a gantry that performs X-ray CT imaging; a bed that movably supports a table top on which a subject lies; an optical emitter that is provided on the gantry and emits a light beam to the subject lying on the table top; and an estimator that estimates a shape index value of a cross section of the subject in an imaging range by utilizing the light beam emitted to the subject.