PANORAMIC IMAGING USING MULTI-SPECTRAL X-RAY SOURCE

Systems and methods for obtaining a panoramic image. One system includes a gantry, an x-ray source, a receptor, and at least one controller. The x-ray source is mounted on the gantry and is configured to alternatively output x-ray radiation at a first energy level and x-ray radiation at a second ene...

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Main Authors Marandola Edward, Parma Mike, Shi Hongjian, Kravis Scott, Sebok David Albert, Jouhikainen Petri, Suuronen Esa, Carlson Bradley S, Keating Robert
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.08.2016
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:Systems and methods for obtaining a panoramic image. One system includes a gantry, an x-ray source, a receptor, and at least one controller. The x-ray source is mounted on the gantry and is configured to alternatively output x-ray radiation at a first energy level and x-ray radiation at a second energy level. The receptor is mounted on the gantry so that x-ray radiation from the x-ray source impinges the receptor. The receptor is configured to output a plurality of frames of data including a first frame and a second frame sequential to the first frame. The controller is configured to control the x-ray source so that data in the first frame is generated based on x-ray radiation of the first energy level and data in the second frame is based on x-ray radiation of the second energy level.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514614250