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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2010
Lifeng Yu, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Cynthia H Mccollough, Byron, MN (US);
Joel G Fletcher, Oronoco, MN (US);
Hua LI, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Lifeng Yu, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Cynthia H McCollough, Byron, MN (US);
Joel G Fletcher, Oronoco, MN (US);
Hua Li, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for CT imaging that utilizes an automatic tube potential selection for individual subjects and diagnostic tasks. The method quantifies the relative radiation dose of different tube potentials for achieving a specific image quality. This allows the selection of a tube potential that provides a reduced radiation dose while still providing CT images of a sufficient quality.