A method for combining images acquired using helical half-scan imaging
comprises identifying an image plane within an overlap region comprising
data from first and second view streams representative of first and
second cycles of acquired image data. The image plane comprises the same
anatomical structure. First and second weighting functions are calculated
for first and second images based on first and second tube positions of
an x-ray tube. The first and second images correspond to the image plane
and are from the first and second view streams, respectively. The first
and second tube positions also correspond to the image plane. A weighted
image is then formed based on the first and second weighting functions
and the first and second images.