Breathing synchronized computed tomography image acquisition
US7177386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7289
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for collecting computed tomography (CT) image data includes determining a number of intervals N into which a respiratory cycle is to be divided, determining a number of respiratory cycles M to be covered in one gantry rotation, and rotating a gantry to collect at least M×N sets of CT image data of at least a portion of a patient, wherein each set of the CT image data corresponds to a phase of a respiratory cycle.
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