Patents by Inventor Stefan Pflaum

Stefan Pflaum 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).

  • Patent number: 9044189
    Abstract: A method and a computed tomography system are disclosed for generating tomographic image datasets of a measurement object. The computed tomography system includes at least two simultaneously operable sets of detector elements which jointly scan a measurement object from a multiplicity of projection angles in an integrating manner on the one hand and an energy-resolving manner on the other hand. In at least one embodiment, the method includes determining a first projection dataset from measurement data recorded in an integrating manner. Further, at least one second projection dataset is determined from energy-resolved measurement data, and in addition a weighted tomographic result image dataset is calculated based on weighted use of the first and the second projection dataset, the weighting being applied to the projection data or the tomographic image data reconstructed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Patent number: 8897531
    Abstract: A method and a dual-source CT are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the projection data of the integrating and of the counting detector from a quarter rotation of the gantry is used jointly for reconstruction of a first tomographic image dataset, the energy-resolved projection data of the counting detector from at least one half rotation of the gantry being used for reconstruction of at least a second material-selective tomographic image dataset, and at least one tomographic result image dataset being formed by overlaying the first tomographic image dataset with the material selection of the second image dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Patent number: 8619943
    Abstract: A method and a computed tomography system are disclosed for generating tomographic image datasets of a measurement object with multiple simultaneously operable sets of detector elements. In at least one embodiment, at least one first set measures incident radiation over the entire energy spectrum of the incident radiation in an integrating manner and at least one second set measures incident radiation in at least two energy ranges in a resolving manner, wherein furthermore by way of the integrating measurements, the energy-resolving measurements relating in each case to rays traversing a measurement object in a spatially identical manner are corrected and a tomographic image dataset of the measurement object is reconstructed at least from the corrected energy-resolving measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Publication number: 20120301002
    Abstract: A method and a computed tomography system are disclosed for generating tomographic image datasets of a measurement object. The computed tomography system includes at least two simultaneously operable sets of detector elements which jointly scan a measurement object from a multiplicity of projection angles in an integrating manner on the one hand and an energy-resolving manner on the other hand. In at least one embodiment, the method includes determining a first projection dataset from measurement data recorded in an integrating manner. Further, at least one second projection dataset is determined from energy-resolved measurement data, and in addition a weighted tomographic result image dataset is calculated based on weighted use of the first and the second projection dataset, the weighting being applied to the projection data or the tomographic image data reconstructed therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Publication number: 20120300896
    Abstract: A method and a computed tomography system are disclosed for generating tomographic image datasets of a measurement object with multiple simultaneously operable sets of detector elements. In at least one embodiment, at least one first set measures incident radiation over the entire energy spectrum of the incident radiation in an integrating manner and at least one second set measures incident radiation in at least two energy ranges in a resolving manner, wherein furthermore by way of the integrating measurements, the energy-resolving measurements relating in each case to rays traversing a measurement object in a spatially identical manner are corrected and a tomographic image dataset of the measurement object is reconstructed at least from the corrected energy-resolving measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Publication number: 20120301001
    Abstract: A method and a dual-source CT are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the projection data of the integrating and of the counting detector from a quarter rotation of the gantry is used jointly for reconstruction of a first tomographic image dataset, the energy-resolved projection data of the counting detector from at least one half rotation of the gantry being used for reconstruction of at least a second material-selective tomographic image dataset, and at least one tomographic result image dataset being formed by overlaying the first tomographic image dataset with the material selection of the second image dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Publication number: 20120300897
    Abstract: A computed tomography system includes at least two simultaneously operatable sets of detector elements, with at least one first set of integrating detector elements being designed for integrating radiation measurement and at least one second set of counting detector elements being designed to disperse an incident radiation spectrum into at least two energy bins; and includes a computer system for controlling the CT system and at least once capturing the measurement data of the detector elements with a memory and computer programs contained therein. The computer system is provided with programming so that a first mode is provided for operating only the at least one first set of integrating detector elements and a second mode is provided for the additional or sole operation of the at least one second set of counting detector elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Flohr, Gabriel Haras, Daniel Niederlöhner, Stefan Pflaum
  • Publication number: 20060018427
    Abstract: An X-ray detector is configured in such a way that, with reference to its longitudinal axis which runs at least substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the computed tomography unit, it has a larger extent in the direction of its longitudinal axis in at least one area than in another area. The X-ray detector can advantageously be operated in such a way that at least two detector measurement areas can be used. In this case, in order to examine objects with a large cross-sectional extent parallel to the measurement plane, the first detector measurement area substantially has a large extent perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Further, for the purpose of examining objects that require a large volume coverage, the second detector measurement area substantially has a large extent parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Stefan Pflaum