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- X線を発生する少なくとも一つのX線管と、
前記少なくとも一つのX線管から曝射されるX線を検出する複数の第1の検出素子を有し、エネルギー積分データを取得するためのエネルギー積分検出器と、
前記X線の放射方向において前記エネルギー積分検出器の前後どちらかに、前記エネルギー積分検出器よりも密でないように配置され、前記複数の第1の検出素子に比して大きなピッチで配列された前記少なくとも一つのX線管から曝射されるX線を検出する複数の第2の検出素子を有し、スペクトルエネルギーデータを取得するための光子計数検出器と、
前記複数の第2の検出素子のX線入射面を遮蔽し、前記複数の第2の検出素子の素子密度が前記複数の第1の検出素子よりも密とならないように前記光子計数検出器の前面に所定間隔で配置されるコリメータと、
前記エネルギー積分データを用いて、前記スペクトルエネルギーデータに対応する高分解能スペクトルエネルギーデータを生成するデータ処理ユニットと、
前記高分解能スペクトルエネルギーデータを用いて高分解能スペクトル画像を再構成する画像再構成ユニットと、
を具備することを特徴とするX線コンピュータ断層撮像装置。 - 前記第1の検出素子のサイズと前記第2の検出素子のサイズとは、実質的に等しいことを特徴とする請求項1記載のX線コンピュータ断層撮像装置。
- 前記光子計数検出器は、前記エネルギー積分検出器に用いられるX線束レベルよりも低いX線束レベルを用いることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のX線コンピュータ断層撮像装置。
- 前記画像再構成ユニットは、前記高分解能スペクトルエネルギーデータをシードとした逐次近似再構成を実行することを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のうちいずれか一項記載のX線コンピュータ断層撮像装置。
- 前記データ処理ユニットは、
を特徴とする請求項1乃至4のうちいずれか一項記載のX線コンピュータ断層撮像装置。
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