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Patent No.:

US 9761021 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

May. 13, 2013
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Thomas Koehler, Norderstedt, DE;

Bernhard Johannes Brendel, Norderstedt, DE;

Ewald Roessl, Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE;

Udo van Stevendaal, Ahrensburg, DE;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01); G01N 23/20 (2006.01); G01N 23/201 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/005 (2013.01); A61B 6/48 (2013.01); G01N 23/201 (2013.01); G01N 23/20083 (2013.01); G01T 1/2907 (2013.01); G06T 11/006 (2013.01); A61B 6/42 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8822 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8825 (2013.01); G01N 2223/054 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes obtaining a dark-field signal generated from a dark-field CT scan of an object, wherein the dark-field CT scan is at least a 360 degree scan. The method further includes weighting the dark-field signal. The method further includes performing a cone beam reconstruction of the weighted dark-field signal over the 360 degree scan, thereby generating volumetric image data. For an axial cone-beam CT scan, in one non-limiting instance, the cone-beam reconstruction is a full scan FDK cone beam reconstruction. For a helical cone-beam CT scan, in one non-limiting instance, the dark-field signal is rebinned to wedge geometry and the cone-beam reconstruction is a full scan aperture weighted wedge reconstruction. For a helical cone-beam CT scan, in another non-limiting instance, the dark-field signal is rebinned to wedge geometry and the cone-beam reconstruction is a full scan angular weighted wedge reconstruction.


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Koehler, Thomas. (2017). Dark field computed tomography imaging (U.S. Patent No. 9761021). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9761021

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