Volumetric CT system and method utilizing multiple detector panels

A method and apparatus for providing a configurable field of view in a non-invasive imaging system, such as a CT medical imaging system. A detector structure comprising two or more flat-panel X-ray detectors is provided such that the configurable field of view may encompass the full area of the two...

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Main Authors BASU SAMIT, ROSS WILLIAM, MCLEOD JOHN, EDIC PETER MICHAEL, ISHAQUE NADEEM, WALTER DEBORAH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.05.2006
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:A method and apparatus for providing a configurable field of view in a non-invasive imaging system, such as a CT medical imaging system. A detector structure comprising two or more flat-panel X-ray detectors is provided such that the configurable field of view may encompass the full area of the two or more X-ray detectors or any suitable subset of the full area. The field of view may be configured based upon an acceptable field of view in conjunction with an acceptable scan speed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020334302