System and method for improved data handling in a computed tomography imaging system

Abstract

Various systems and methods are provided for processing computed tomography (CT) data in a CT imaging system. The CT imaging system comprising an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays, an X-ray detector configured to generate sampled digital detector data and a digital processor configured to process the sampled digital detector data. The method comprises filtering, in the digital processor, the sampled digital detector data to generate filtered detector data and resampling, in the digital processor, the filtered detector data to generate resampled detector data. The resampling comprises a reduction in data size of the filtered detector data. The filtering is performed on at least part of the sampled digital detector data according to a filtering setting and the resampling is performed on at least part of the filtered digital detector data according to a resampling setting, wherein the filtering setting and resampling setting are decoupled.

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