Method and apparatus for multiple X-ray imaging applications
US9001962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/5205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for medical imaging comprising rotating two X-ray source-detector pairs around an axis of rotation simultaneously to quickly acquire image data and form a computed tomography (CT) dataset. The sources can be configured to emit radiation from a plurality of discrete locations. The CT dataset can be utilized as a prior to reconstruct a three-dimensional image from subsequent bi-planar imaging with these source-detector pairs.
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