| US 7,466,790 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for improving a resolution of an image | ||
| Srikanth Suryanarayanan, Karnataka (India); Paul Edgar Licato, Wauwatosa, Wis. (US); Yogisha Mallya, Bangalore (India); and Tara Janen Mahan, Milwaukee, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/366,093. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0206719 A1, Sep. 06, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 6/03 (2006.01); H05G 1/60 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 378—4 | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for improving a resolution of an image, said method comprising:
generating first projection data by performing a first scan of an object and by receiving a display field-of-view of the
object, the first projection data including a first resolution;
generating a second resolution using the first projection data and the first resolution from the first scan;
generating pre-processed projection data by separately scanning performing a second scan of the object;
reconstructing an image of a first portion of the object by applying the first resolution from the first scan to a portion
of the pre-processed projection data from the second scan that corresponds to the first portion;
reconstructing an image of a second portion of the object by applying the second resolution generated using the first scan
to a portion of the pre-processed projection data from the second scan that corresponds to the second portion; and
displaying a reconstructed image for viewing by a user, the reconstructed image includes the first portion of the object reconstructed
at the first resolution and the second portion of the object reconstructed at the second resolution.
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