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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Masaaki Ukita, Kyoto, JP;
Taketo Kishi, Osaka, JP;
Shuhei Onishi, Ibaraki, JP;
Eiichi Shintani, Uji, JP;
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An X-ray tube (X-ray focus) and an X-ray detector opposed to each other across an object synchronously scan the object to acquire radiographic data in each scan position. A section reconstruction method is provided in which the radiographic data or data resulting from a filtering process of the radiographic data is projected as back projection data back to a two-dimensional or three-dimensional reconstruction area virtually set to a region of interest of the object. Enlarged interpolation data is generated by interpolating the back projection data and then the enlarged interpolation data is projected back to the reconstruction area without interpolation. The number of interpolation computations is reduced to an amount corresponding to the enlargement by interpolation of the back projection data, to shorten the reconstruction computation time.