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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Kirsten Boedeker, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Satoru Nakanishi, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computed tomography (CT) image apparatus includes an X-ray source to emit X-rays; and processing circuitry configured to receive a desired detectability index set by a user, the desired detectability index determining for a desired image quality of a CT scan of an object; determine an X-ray tube current that will result in the desired detectability index set by the user; and cause the X-ray source to perform a scan of the object using the determined tube current.