US Patent:
20210074007, Mar 11, 2021
Inventors:
- Oakland CA, US
Anand Santhanam - Culver City CA, US
Dylan O'Connell - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:
G06T 7/246
G16H 30/40
G16H 30/20
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for removing breathing motion artifacts in imaging CT scans is disclosed. The method acquires raw imaging data from a CT scanner, and processes the raw CT imaging data by removing motion-induced artifacts via a motion model. Processing the imaging data may be achieved by initially estimating a 3D image to provide an estimate of raw sinogram image data, comparing the estimate to an actual CT sinogram, determining a difference between the sinograms, and iteratively reconstructing the 3D image by using the difference to alter the 3D image until the sinograms agree, wherein the 3D image moves according to the motion model.