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Method and system for creating three-dimensional images using tomosynthetic computed tomography

US7801587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wake Forest University Health Sciences · US

Inventors

Richard L. Webber · Winston-Salem, US
Roger A. Horton · Winston-Salem, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2006
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2211/436
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for constructing image slices through a selected object, the system comprising an identifiable fiducial reference in a fixed position relative to the selected object, wherein the fiducial reference comprises at least two identifiable reference markers. A source of radiation is provided for irradiating the selected object and the fiducial reference to form a projected image of the selected object and the fiducial reference which is recorded by a recording medium.

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