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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Akira Adachi, Otawara, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Yaita, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Adachi, Otawara, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Yaita, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An X-ray computed tomography apparatus has an area arithmetic unit and an image processing unit. The area arithmetic unit obtains information with respect to a position of a deteriorating area appeared around an end on an acquisition range of a projection data under an influence of a cone angle. The image processing unit performs an image processing for a CT image to be discriminable the deteriorating area from an area other than the deteriorating area.