Diagnosis apparatus using X-ray CT device

• Main Authors: HIRAYAMA, JUNJI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION, TERADA, TOMOAKI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION, NISHIGUCHI, TAKASHI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION, KOMAI, NORIHIKO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.04.1990
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

A diagnosis apparatus using an X-ray CT includes an X-ray scanner (12X) for repeatedly scanning a single portion of a subject using an X-ray a plurality of times to output X-ray projection data, an injector (14) for injecting a contrast medium into the subject, a data collecting device (21) for collecting the X-ray projection data output from the X-ray scanner, an image reconstruction device (22) for reconstructing the collected data to generate reconstructed image data, an image analyzing device (25) for analyzing the image data obtained by the image reconstruction device to calculate parameters each representing a state of permeability of blood vessels, a computer (24) for combining the parameters to form diagnosis images, and a display for displaying the diagnosis image.