Patents Examined by Shafali Goradia
  • Spatial resolution improvement in computer tomography (CT) using iterative reconstruction
    Patent number: 8837797
    Abstract: Spatial resolution is substantially improved by simulating a system blur kernel including an angle variable in the forward projection during a predetermined iterative reconstruction technique. The iterative reconstruction acts as a deconvolution, which overcomes certain restrictions of system optics. In general, resolution is substantially improved with cone beam and helical data without a large increase in noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Zamyatin, Michael D. Silver, Daxin Shi