SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTABLE VIEW FREQUENCY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING

An imaging system includes a computed tomography (CT) acquisition unit and a processing unit. The CT acquisition unit includes an X-ray source and a CT detector configured to collect CT imaging data of an object to be imaged. The X-ray source and CT detector are configured to be rotated about the ob...

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Main Authors PACK JED DOUGLAS, STEVENS GRANT MOREY, PITTERLE DAVID JOSEPH, CAO GUANGZHI, FAN JIAHUA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.02.2016
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Summary:An imaging system includes a computed tomography (CT) acquisition unit and a processing unit. The CT acquisition unit includes an X-ray source and a CT detector configured to collect CT imaging data of an object to be imaged. The X-ray source and CT detector are configured to be rotated about the object to be imaged and to collect a series of views of the object as the X-ray source and CT detector rotate about the object to be imaged. The processing unit is operably coupled to the CT acquisition unit and configured to control the CT acquisition unit to vary a view duration for the views of the series. The view duration for a particular view defines an imaging information acquisition period for the particular view, wherein the series of views includes a first group of views having a first view duration and a second group of views having a second view duration that is different than the first view duration.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414451616