Patents by Inventor Ernst-Peter Rühmschopf

Ernst-Peter Rühmschopf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for correcting truncation artifacts
    Patent number: 7876946
    Abstract: A method is claimed for correcting truncation artifacts in a tomography method, wherein internal checkpoints having a low level of attenuation are selected within the projection image and external checkpoints are defined by extrapolation based on the internal checkpoints. An adaptation function is then tailored to the internal checkpoints and the external checkpoints. This allows truncation artifacts to be effectively suppressed during the reconstruction of sectional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Scholz, Ernst-Peter Rühmschopf