System and method for iterative reconstruction using parallel processing
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1. A tomographic imaging system, comprising:
- a processing component comprising one or more field programmable gate arrays configured as co-processors to a microprocessor.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for processing an acquired image signal in parallel to generate a reconstructed image signal. In one embodiment, a processing component is provided comprising one or more field-programmable gate arrays configured as co-processors. Other aspects of the present technique provide a pipelined processor configured to forward- and back-project image data using the same data path and arithmetic units.
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26 Claims
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1. A tomographic imaging system, comprising:
a processing component comprising one or more field programmable gate arrays configured as co-processors to a microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for reconstructing a tomographic image, comprising:
processing an acquired image signal using one or more field programmable gate arrays configured as co-processors to a microprocessor to generate a reconstructed image signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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- 20. A pipelined processor configured to forward- and back-project image data using the same data path and arithmetic units.
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23. A method for processing image data, comprising:
performing projection and back-projection operations on a pipelined processor, wherein the projection and back-projection operations employ the same data path and arithmetic units. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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