US Patent Issued to Canon on July 21 for "Photon counting CT apparatus and imaging method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,499, issued on July 21, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Photon counting CT apparatus and imaging method" was invented by Masaharu Tsuyuki (Nasushiobara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photon counting CT apparatus of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate data from which a plurality of types of contrast-enhancing substances can be discriminated on the basis of detection results obtained by monitoring scanning performed on a subject into which the plurality of types of contrast-enhancing substances have been injected."

The patent was filed on Aug. 11, 2023, under Ap...