Stationary intraoral tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and computer readable media for three dimensional dental imaging
US11051771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2237/2482
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Intraoral three-dimensional (3D) tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are used to generate one or more two-dimensional (2D) x-ray projection images and to reconstruct, using a computing platform, the one or more 2D x-ray projection images into one or more 3D images of an object, such as teeth of a patient, which can then be displayed on a monitor in order to enhance diagnostic accuracy of dental disease. The intraoral 3D tomosynthesis imaging system can include a wall-mountable control unit connected to one end of an articulating arm, the other end of which is connected to an x-ray source, which is configured to generate x-ray radiation that is acquired by an x-ray detector held at a desired position by an x-ray detector holder that is removably coupled to a collimator at an emission region of the x-ray source.
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