Optimal channel filter for CT system with wobbling focal spot
US5841829A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S378/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved data acquisition system filter, optimized for the time domain and for use in a computed tomography scanner of the type using x-ray focal spot wobble, includes a filter time response F(t) which is a function of the waveform w(t) used to drive the focal spot from one position to the other.
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