X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT FLUOROSCOPIC APPARATUS

摘要

Tomography or X-ray CT fluoroscopy reduced in exposure to radiation in an X-ray CT apparatus or an X-ray CT fluoroscopic apparatus is to be substantialized. A channel-direction X-ray collimator or a beam forming X-ray filter is positionally controlled in the channel direction to carry out X-ray data acquisition while irradiation with X-rays limited to only the region of interest. Either the profile area of the whole subject is obtained or the profile area of the whole subject is predicted from views or scout images of irradiation of the whole subject out of X-ray projection data. Image reconstruction of views not irradiating the whole subject out of the collected X-ray projection data is carried out by predicting lacking parts from the profile area of the whole subject and making corrections accordingly. It is thereby made possible to irradiate only the region of interest with X-rays to reduce the exposure of the subject of tomography by the X-ray CT apparatus to X-rays or the exposure the subject to X-rays and the exposure of the operator's hands to radiation at the time of puncturing in X-ray CT fluoroscopy.