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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Satoru Nakanishi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasuhiro Noshi, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Satoru Nakanishi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasuhiro Noshi, Otawara, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, and a rotating unit. The first reconstruction processing reconstructs a clinical image based on projection data detected by the X-ray detector. The second reconstruction processing reconstructs a noise image based on noise data. The clinical image is combined with the noise image.