US5361291A
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Deconvolution filter for CT system
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1991-11-20
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2011-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A CT apparatus for reducing aliasing in reconstructed images uses an x-ray tube with a translatable focal spot to double the spatial sampling rate, over that achieved by a conventional CT machine. Radial resolution artifacts in the image, identified to the "bleeding through" of previous samples from different focal spot positions into the present sample are removed by a convolution process employing the inverse of the detector transfer function. Timing of the data sampling with respect to the changing of the wobble positions is also employed to minimize the bleed through and to improve signal-to-noise ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas L. Toth
- 👤 Carl R. Crawford
- 👤 Kevin F. King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/02; A61B6/03; A61B6/032; A61B6/40; A61B6/4021; G; G06; G06T; G06T12/00; G06T12/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S378/00; Y10S378/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent of the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift at a transition time between the two different locations to produce first and second projection data; a detector attached to the gantry for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and comprised of at least one detector element having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal which is responsive to the transition time; and a convolution means receiving the intensity signal and responsive to the transition time for convolving the intensity signal with a deconvolution vector d(t) referenced to the transition time wherein the signal d(t) is the inverse Laplace transform of a function of 1/F(s).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent of the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift at a transition time between the two different locations to produce first and second projection data; a detector attached to the gantry for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and comprised of at least one detector element having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal which is responsive to the transition time; and a convolution means receiving the intensity signal and responsive to the transition time for convolving the intensity signal with a deconvolution vector d(t) referenced to the transition time wherein the signal d(t) is the inverse Laplace transform of a function of 1/F(s).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The CT apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein the signal d(t) is equal to the inverse Laplace transform of 1/F(s).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The CT apparatus recited in claim 1 including: a digital to analog converter for sampling the intensity signal at a sampling rate, and having a low-pass data acquisition filter for filtering the intensity signal prior to sampling, the low-pass data acquisition filter having a transfer function of G(s) having undesirable characteristics G'(s) wherein the signal d(t) is equal to the inverse Laplace transform of ##EQU6##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
156 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent to the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift between the two different locations at a wobble frequency ω to produce first and second projection data; a detector attached to the gantry for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and comprised of at least one detector element having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal having a group delay φ; and a sampling means for sampling the intensity signal at time τ after the x-ray source has shifted between locations where τ equals ##EQU7##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
156 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent to the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift between the two different locations at a wobble frequency ω to produce first and second projection data; a detector attached to the gantry for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and comprised of at least one detector element having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal having a group delay φ; and a sampling means for sampling the intensity signal at time τ after the x-ray source has shifted between locations where τ equals ##EQU7##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The CT apparatus of claim 4 including: a convolution means responsive to the x-ray control for convolving the sampled intensity signal with a deconvolution vector d(t) referenced to the shifting of the x-ray source between the first and second positions; and wherein the signal d(t) is the inverse Laplace transform of a function of 1/F(s).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
202 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: is a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent of the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift between the two different locations at a wobble frequency ω to produce first and second projection data; a detector array attached to the gantry and having a plurality of detector elements arranged between two ends within the plane of rotation about a center detector element, for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and said detector elements having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal having a group delay φ; and a sampling means for sampling the intensity signal of each detector in a series from one end of the detector array to the other so that the intensity signal from the center detector is sampled at time τ after the x-ray source has shifted between locations where τ equals ##EQU8##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
202 words
A CT apparatus for imaging a body comprising: is a gantry rotatable about a center within a plane of rotation; an x-ray source mounted on said gantry for producing x-ray radiation emanating from a first and second location with respect to the gantry, the locations generally within the plane of rotation of the gantry and along a tangent of the gantry rotation; an x-ray control means for causing the x-rays from the x-ray source to shift between the two different locations at a wobble frequency ω to produce first and second projection data; a detector array attached to the gantry and having a plurality of detector elements arranged between two ends within the plane of rotation about a center detector element, for receiving the x-ray radiation from the first and second location and said detector elements having a transfer function F(s) for producing an intensity signal having a group delay φ; and a sampling means for sampling the intensity signal of each detector in a series from one end of the detector array to the other so that the intensity signal from the center detector is sampled at time τ after the x-ray source has shifted between locations where τ equals ##EQU8##
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-10-31 | 1998-05-02 | 1998-11-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-10-31 | 2002-05-02 | 2002-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-10-31 | 2006-05-02 | 2006-11-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |