Method and system for CT imaging using a distributed X-ray source and interpolation based reconstruction
US7227923B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05G1/52
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging is provided. The method comprises rotating a gantry at a substantially slow rotation speed about a volume of interest. The gantry comprises a combination of X-ray source points. The X-ray source points comprise one or more discrete emission points and an arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points. The method then comprises obtaining projection data from the combination of X-ray source points and performing a suitable reconstruction based on the projection data obtained from the combination of X-ray source points, to generate one or more reconstructed images.
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