System and method for tomosynthesis
US7936858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for tomosynthesis, the method including emitting a respective imaging x-ray from each of a plurality of imaging x-ray sources disposed in a fixed relation with respect to one another, acquiring x-ray absorption projections of an object, each of the x-ray absorption projections associated with an imaging x-ray emitted by a respective one of the plurality of imaging x-ray sources, and performing digital tomosynthesis using the x-ray absorption projections to generate a cross-sectional image of the object.
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