Calibrating an X-ray medical imaging device for cephalometric imaging
US11000256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/589
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an imaging system to perform Cephalometric imaging. The imaging system includes a column, an upper shelf pivotably coupled to the column, a rotating part coupled to the upper shelf and linearly translatable along a length of the upper shelf in a direction radial to the column, a first x-ray source coupled to the rotating part, and an x-ray detector coupled to the rotating part on an opposite side of a first imaging volume from the first x-ray source. A center position of the Cephalometric patient support is determined relative to the imaging system in at least two dimensions by scanning the imaging volume while adjusting a pivot angle of the upper shelf and by scanning the imaging volume while adjusting a linear position of the rotating part along the upper shelf.
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