Abstract: A method for tracking a target located within a body, whilst scanning the body using X-ray projections, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a first prior image of the body and target indicating their relative position; (b) iteratively performing, for a series of time intervals, the steps of: (i) acquiring a few spatially distributed x-ray projections of the target area; (ii) determining one of a series of motion phases for each x-ray projection; (iii) performing an iterative reconstruction of the image for each of the motion phases; and (iv) outputting a resultant image for a current time interval.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
ASTO CT, INC
Inventors:
Ilana Feain, Chun-Chien Shieh, Paul Keall