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- 被検体の複数の投影であって、前記複数の投影の各投影が軌道に基づいて前記被検体の周囲の異なる位置で取得される、複数の投影を取得することと、
それぞれのπ線に基づいて前記複数の投影から対向する投影対を決定することと、
各対向する投影対についてのそれぞれのπ線データ間の不一致量を決定することであって、前記π線のデータは、少なくとも部分的に、検出器データに基づく、ことと、
各対向する投影対についてのそれぞれのπ線に関連する検出器データの差を最小化することによって各対向する投影対を整合させることであって、各対向する投影対について、対向する投影対の間の検出器データの差が最小化されるまで、対向する投影の1つまたは両方を平行移動させてそのπ線画素を整合させること、ズーミングすることによって投影を変えること、または、修正されたスキャン軌道として不整合を表し、前記π線データを前記不整合に応じてシフトさせること、を含む
方法。 - 各対向する投影対についての前記それぞれのπ線データ間の不一致量を決定することが、各対向する投影対のそれぞれの投影に関連するπ線検出器データ間の差を決定することを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 各対向する投影対の両方の投影に関連する前記π線の検出器データが、検出器の画素からのデータまたは前記検出器の2つ以上の隣接する画素から補間されたデータに基づく、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記π線が、同じ経路で前記被検体を通って横切り、かつ各対向する投影対の両方の投影の線源位置を横切る、前記対向する投影対のそれぞれの両方の投影に関連する放射線経路である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記検出器データが、生の強度データである、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記検出器データが、1つ以上の前処理工程を経ている生の強度データである、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記1つ以上の前処理工程が、明視野又は暗視野の補正を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記不一致量が、前記対向する投影対間の不整合、線源強度の変動、またはそれらの組み合わせに起因する、請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記軌道が、螺旋および二重螺旋のうちの1つから選択される、請求項1から8のいずれかに記載の方法。
- X線を提供するための線源と、
被検体を通過または被検体の周囲を通過した後のX線を検出するための検出器と、
前記線源および前記検出器を制御するために結合された制御器であって、前記制御器によって実行されたときに、前記制御器に、
被検体の複数の投影であって、前記複数の投影の各投影が軌道に基づいて前記被検体の周囲の異なる位置で取得される、複数の投影を取得させ、
それぞれのπ線に基づいて前記複数の投影から対向する投影対を決定させ、かつ
各対向する投影対についてのそれぞれのπ線データ間の不一致量を決定させ、前記π線のデータは、少なくとも部分的に、検出器データに基づき、
各対向する投影対についてのそれぞれのπ線に関連する検出器データの差を最小化することによって各対向する投影対を整合させ、各対向する投影対について、対向する投影対の間の検出器データの差が最小化されるまで、対向する投影の1つまたは両方を平行移動させてそのπ線画素を整合させるコード、ズーミングすることによって投影を変えるコード、または、修正されたスキャン軌道として不整合を表し、前記π線データを前記不整合に応じてシフトさせるコードをさらに含む制御器と、を備える、コンピュータ断層撮影システム。 - 前記制御器に、各対向する投影対に対する前記それぞれのπ線データ間の不一致量を決定させる前記コードが、実行されたときに、前記制御器に、各対向する投影対の各投影に関連するπ線検出器データ間の差を決定させるコードをさらに含む、請求項10に記載のコンピュータ断層撮影システム。
- 各対向する投影対の両方の投影に関連する前記π線の検出器データが、前記検出器の画素からのデータまたは前記検出器の2つ以上の隣接する画素から補間されたデータに基づく、請求項10又は11に記載のコンピュータ断層撮影システム。
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