CT apparatus, CT imaging method and method of providing service using the same
US7031424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/03
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A CT imaging method and apparatus in which an object is to be imaged by the CT apparatus using an X-ray or radiation, and a tomographic image of the object is obtained, wherein the object includes a reference portion. The processing the tomographic image is processed and a relative positional relation between a reference coordinate system of the object and a coordinate system of the CT apparatus is obtained. The object is imaged by the CT apparatus, and based on the relative positional relation, a tomographic image of a desired position of the object is obtained.
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