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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Darin Robert Okerlund, Muskego, WI (US);
Mark Edward Woodford, Waukesha, WI (US);
Edward Henry Chao, Sauk City, WI (US);
Rajendra Kurady, Waukesha, WI (US);
Darin Robert Okerlund, Muskego, WI (US);
Mark Edward Woodford, Waukesha, WI (US);
Edward Henry Chao, Sauk City, WI (US);
Rajendra Kurady, Waukesha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-sector back-off logic algorithm for obtaining optimal slice-sensitive computed tomography ('CT') profiles. The systems and methods of the present invention improving the temporal resolution of a CT system by checking for Z location errors between sectors and automatically backing-off to an alternative multi-sector algorithm when necessary (i.e., selecting an optimized maximum number of sectors to reconstruct), providing less Z location error. Based upon this Z location error, the systems and methods of the present invention also calculating the maximum number of sectors that should be used for reconstruction 'on-the-fly' (i.e., on a per image basis across an entire series of images). These systems and methods utilizing the Recommended Protocol for Cardiac Reconstruction Algorithms.