Region-of-interest imaging in cone beam computerized tomography

Author

Tam, K.C.

Author_Institution

Siemens Corp. Res. Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

Firstpage

1688

Abstract

Imaging a sectional region within an object with a detector just big enough to cover the sectional region-of-interest is analyzed. We show that with some suitable choice of scanning configuration and with an innovative method of data combination, all the Radon data can be obtained accurately. The algorithm is mathematically exact, and requires no iterations and no additional measurements. The method can be applied to inspect portions of large industrial objects in industrial imaging, as well as to image portions of human bodies in medical diagnosis

Keywords

Radon transforms; X-ray detection; X-ray imaging; computerised tomography; image reconstruction; inspection; medical image processing; nondestructive testing; structural engineering computing; Radon data; X-ray computerized tomography; cone beam computerized tomography; data combination; detector; human bodies; industrial imaging; inspection; large industrial objects; medical diagnosis; region-of-interest imaging; scanning configuration; sectional region imaging; Computed tomography; Detectors; Educational institutions; Equations; Humans; Image analysis; Image reconstruction; Object detection; Optical imaging; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.587953

Filename

587953