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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2001
Hironori Ueki, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Okajima, Mitaka, JP;
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An x-ray CT apparatus of the invention includes: a scanner ( ) having an x-ray source ( ) for generating radial x-rays emitted to an object ( ) and a detector ( ) provided to face the x-ray source and acquiring a projection of the object; a rotation controler ( ) for rotating the scanner around the object; a gantry-tilt angle controler ( ) for changing a tilt angle formed between a surface of rotation of the scanner and a body axis of the object; processing unit ( ) for generating a CT image of the object from the projections acquired from a plurality of directions while rotating the scanner and changing the tilt angle; and display unit ( ) for displaying a three-dimensional CT image of high picture quality.