Extension of truncated CT images for use with emission tomography in multimodality medical images

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8478015
APP PUB NO 20120155736A1
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13400322

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An apparatus and method for expanding the FOV of a truncated computed tomography (CT) scan. An iterative calculation is performed on the original CT image to produce an estimate of the image. The calculated estimate of the reconstructed image includes the original image center and a estimate of the truncated portion outside the image center. The calculation uses an image mask with the image center as one boundary.

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  • SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.

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Faul, David Knoxville, US 6 27
Michel, Christian J Lenoir City, US 19 231

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