Invention Grant
- Patent Title: X-ray computed tomography apparatus
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Application No.: US14926300Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US09949711B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Takahiro Goto , Naruomi Akino , Yoshinori Uebayashi , Hiroki Taguchi
- Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Otawara-shi
- Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Otawara-shi
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2014-223752 20141031; JP2015-211763 20151028
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B6/03

Abstract:
An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to the present embodiment comprises a gantry and a tube current setting circuitry. The tube current setting circuitry set tube currents for the respective imaging regions. To be specific, the tube current setting circuitry calculate X-ray absorption index values in the respective imaging regions, based on scanogram image data, determine tube current values corresponding to the X-ray absorption index values for the respective imaging regions, and correct the tube current values of the respective imaging regions except for a reference region based on a relative relationship between an X-ray absorption index value of the reference imaging region and tube current values of the other imaging regions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160120496A1 X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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