Patent Document ID: 5442672
Application ID: 08040174
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for generating a tomographically reconstructed image of an object comprising the steps of: creating a first projected image of the object by exposing the object to electromagnetic radiation and measuring, at a first plurality of locations spaced from said object, the intensity of said electromagnetic radiation transmitted through said object; creating a second projected image of the object by exposing the object to the electromagnetic radiation and measuring, at a second plurality of locations spaced from said object, the intensity of said electromagnetic radiation transmitted through said object; creating a reconstructed image of the object having a plurality of pixels including the steps of: setting each of said pixels to an initialized value in accordance with a corresponding momentum factor; and adjusting the initialized value of each of said pixels based on said first and second projected images; performing a terracing function on said reconstructed image; performing a smoothing function on said reconstructed image; and displaying said tomographically reconstructed image on the basis of said reconstructed image.