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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2020
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Cynthia H. McCollough, Byron, MN (US);
Zhoubo Li, Libertyville, IL (US);
Shuai Leng, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
Described here are systems and methods for optimization techniques for automatically selecting x-ray beam spectra, energy threshold, energy bin settings, and other imaging technique parameters for photon-counting detector computed tomography ('PCCT'). The techniques described here are generally based on subject or object size, material of interest, and location of the target material. Advantageously, the optimizations can be integrated with different PCCT systems to automatically select optimal imaging technique parameters before scanning a particular subject or object.