System and method for temporal fidelity enhanced medical imaging using temporal deconvolution

A computer-implemented method for increasing a temporal sampling density of a series of image frames obtained with a medical imaging system, the steps of the method comprising:

• a) acquiring the series of image frames at a first temporal sampling density using the medical imaging system;
• b) selecting with a computer system, a window function defines a temporal window that is representative of a temporal fidelity window;
• c) selecting with the computer system, a second temporal sampling density that is higher than the first temporal sampling density;
• d) producing with the computer system, another series of image frames having the second temporal sampling density by performing, with the computer system, a temporal deconvolution on the series of image frames acquired in step a) using the window function selected in step b) and the second temporal sampling density selected in step c).

A computer-implemented method for reducing temporal noise in a series of image frames obtained with a medical imaging system, the steps of the method comprising,

• a) acquiring the series of image frames having a level of temporal noise using the medical imaging system;
• b) selecting with a computer system, a window function that defines a temporal window that is representative of a temporal fidelity window;
• c) selecting with the computer system, a temporal sampling density;
• d) producing with the computer system, another series of image frames having reduced temporal noise as compared to the series of image frames acquired in step a) by performing, with the computer system, a temporal deconvolution on the series of image frames acquired in step a) using the window function selected in step b) and the temporal sampling density selected in step c).