Supervised machine learning technique for reduction of radiation dose in computed tomography imaging

K Suzuki - US Patent 9,332,953, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT) and various, other medical imaging techniques
have been used to detect cancer in patients. CT images, for example, allow medical …

Regularization of images

A Mikhno, ED Angelini, AF Laine, T Ogden… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is directed to iterative regularized reconstruction methods. In certain
embodiments, the methods incorporate locally-weighted total variation denoising to …

Systems and methods for motion correction in positron emission tomography imaging

G El Fakhri, C Huang, J Ouyang, Q Li… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for compensating motion artifacts in positron emission tomography
(“PET) imaging based on medical images acquired with a medical imaging system are …

Multi-modality imaging system and method

Y Lv, H Li - US Patent App. 15/029,201, 2017 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system and method for image
generation in a combined examination using multiple imaging modalities. At least one …

System and method for reconstructing high-resolution point spread functions from low-resolution inspection images

H Liu, R Patnaik, S Osborne - US Patent 10,217,190, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for reconstructing one or more high-resolution point spread
functions (PSF) from one or more low-resolu tion images includes acquiring one or more low …

Fast iterative algorithm for superresolving computed tomography with missing data

TJ Holmes, SM Larkin - US Patent 9,801,591, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a method, program product, and computer system that provides iterative
computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction. The approach produces an image whose …

Using captured high and low resolution images

AT Deever - US Patent 9,955,071, 2018 - Google Patents
A method produces an improved high resolution image. This method includes capturing low
resolution images and a high resolution image and combining the low resolution images to …

Tomography apparatus and method of reconstructing tomography image by using the tomography apparatus

SW Yoo, A Narayanan, T Rifu, GW Lee, J Yi - US Patent 10,013,778, 2018 - Google Patents
A tomography apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to obtain a first partial image
and a second partial image of an object based on data that is obtained respectively at a first …

Method for acquiring PET image with ultra-high resolution using movement of PET device

HK Kim, YD Son, ZH Cho, YB Kim, DH Kwon… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for acquiring a PET image with ultra high resolu tion using
movement of a PET device is provided. In the related art, there is a limit in lowering of the …