Tomosynthesis using high speed CT scanning system
US4736396A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S378/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tomogram is obtained by tomosynthesis in a high speed CT scanning system in which fan beams of radiation are generated by sweeping an electron beam along a target, and collimated X-rays emitted by the target are received by an array of detectors after passing through a patient area between the target and array of detectors. The patient is moved through the collimated x-rays as the measurments are obtained, and the measurements are time-correlated to correspond to data measurements for a plurality of projection radiographs. The measurements for the plurality of radiographs are combined to tomosynthesize a tomogram at a selected plane in the patient.
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