CT systems with oblique image planes
US6178220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/027
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for reconstructing one or more non-axial image slices in a CT scanner, comprising: acquiring X-ray attenuation data over an axial range; and processing the attenuation data to determine CT values at a plurality of points along one or more surface corresponding respectively to each one or more non-axial image slices, wherein processing the attenuation data comprises back-projecting the data directly to the plurality of points along each of the one or more surfaces.
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