IL156906A0 - Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan

Info

Publication number
IL156906A0
IL156906A0 IL15690603A IL15690603A IL156906A0 IL 156906 A0 IL156906 A0 IL 156906A0 IL 15690603 A IL15690603 A IL 15690603A IL 15690603 A IL15690603 A IL 15690603A IL 156906 A0 IL156906 A0 IL 156906A0
Authority
IL
Israel
Prior art keywords
methods
computed tomography
tomography scan
scan
computed
Prior art date
Application number
IL15690603A
Other languages
English (en)
Original Assignee
Ge Med Sys Global Tech Co Llc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Ge Med Sys Global Tech Co Llc filed Critical Ge Med Sys Global Tech Co Llc
Publication of IL156906A0 publication Critical patent/IL156906A0/xx

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
    • A61B6/032—Transmission computed tomography [CT]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4035—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis the source being combined with a filter or grating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/405—Source units specially adapted to modify characteristics of the beam during the data acquisition process
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4064—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis specially adapted for producing a particular type of beam
    • A61B6/4085—Cone-beams
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/42—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4208—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a particular type of detector
    • A61B6/4241—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a particular type of detector using energy resolving detectors, e.g. photon counting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/48—Diagnostic techniques
    • A61B6/482—Diagnostic techniques involving multiple energy imaging

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
IL15690603A 2002-07-23 2003-07-14 Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan IL156906A0 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/064,511 US7050529B2 (en) 2002-07-23 2002-07-23 Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
IL156906A0 true IL156906A0 (en) 2004-02-08

Family

ID=29998852

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
IL15690603A IL156906A0 (en) 2002-07-23 2003-07-14 Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US7050529B2 (xx)
EP (1) EP1384440A3 (xx)
JP (1) JP4445221B2 (xx)
IL (1) IL156906A0 (xx)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109788926A (zh) * 2016-09-22 2019-05-21 通用电气公司 光谱计算机断层扫描(ct)的光谱校准

Families Citing this family (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8837669B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2014-09-16 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. X-ray scanning system
GB0525593D0 (en) 2005-12-16 2006-01-25 Cxr Ltd X-ray tomography inspection systems
US8451974B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2013-05-28 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. X-ray tomographic inspection system for the identification of specific target items
US8243876B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2012-08-14 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. X-ray scanners
US7949101B2 (en) 2005-12-16 2011-05-24 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. X-ray scanners and X-ray sources therefor
US8223919B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2012-07-17 Rapiscan Systems, Inc. X-ray tomographic inspection systems for the identification of specific target items
US9113839B2 (en) 2003-04-25 2015-08-25 Rapiscon Systems, Inc. X-ray inspection system and method
US20050082491A1 (en) * 2003-10-15 2005-04-21 Seppi Edward J. Multi-energy radiation detector
US7869862B2 (en) * 2003-10-15 2011-01-11 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for functional imaging using contrast-enhanced multiple-energy computed tomography
US7649981B2 (en) * 2003-10-15 2010-01-19 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Multi-energy x-ray source
JP2005349083A (ja) * 2004-06-14 2005-12-22 Toshiba Corp Ｘ線コンピュータ断層撮影装置
CN101405619B (zh) * 2006-03-16 2013-01-02 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 计算机断层造影数据采集装置和方法
CN101074937B (zh) * 2006-05-19 2010-09-08 清华大学 能谱调制装置、识别材料的方法和设备及图像处理方法
CN101529275A (zh) * 2006-10-27 2009-09-09 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 用于对对象进行成像的成像***
US7885372B2 (en) * 2007-12-07 2011-02-08 Morpho Detection, Inc. System and method for energy sensitive computed tomography
US8111803B2 (en) 2009-04-29 2012-02-07 General Electric Company Method for energy sensitive computed tomography using checkerboard filtering
JP5899112B2 (ja) * 2009-05-12 2016-04-06 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エヌ ヴェＫｏｎｉｎｋｌｉｊｋｅ Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｓ Ｎ．Ｖ． 灌流イメージング
KR20110130954A (ko) * 2010-05-28 2011-12-06 가천의과학대학교 산학협력단 가변형 ｐｅｔ 장치
WO2012114250A1 (en) * 2011-02-22 2012-08-30 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Detection apparatus
US20120236987A1 (en) * 2011-03-18 2012-09-20 David Ruimi Multiple energy ct scanner
JP2013156172A (ja) * 2012-01-31 2013-08-15 X-Ray Precision Inc Ｘ線検査装置
JP6946180B2 (ja) * 2014-09-08 2021-10-06 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エヌ ヴェＫｏｎｉｎｋｌｉｊｋｅ Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｓ Ｎ．Ｖ． コンピュータ断層撮影法におけるスペクトル及び強度の格子変調のためのシステム及び方法
EP3223002B1 (en) * 2016-03-23 2021-04-28 Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. Method, tool and computer program product for measurement and estimation of an x-ray source spectrum in computed tomography, and x-ray ct system

Family Cites Families (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4029963A (en) * 1976-07-30 1977-06-14 The Board Of Trustees Of Leland Stanford Junior University X-ray spectral decomposition imaging system
US4149081A (en) * 1976-11-29 1979-04-10 Varian Associates, Inc. Removal of spectral artifacts and utilization of spectral effects in computerized tomography
DE2756659A1 (de) * 1977-12-19 1979-06-21 Philips Patentverwaltung Anordnung zur bestimmung der absorptionsverteilung
US4686695A (en) * 1979-02-05 1987-08-11 Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Scanned x-ray selective imaging system
CA1136776A (en) * 1979-03-23 1982-11-30 Brian K. Rutt Split filter ct
US4399550A (en) * 1981-02-27 1983-08-16 General Electric Company Spinning filter for X-ray apparatus
US4626688A (en) * 1982-11-26 1986-12-02 Barnes Gary T Split energy level radiation detection
US4511799A (en) * 1982-12-10 1985-04-16 American Science And Engineering, Inc. Dual energy imaging
JPS60220049A (ja) 1984-04-14 1985-11-02 横河メディカルシステム株式会社 計算機トモグラフイ装置
US4662379A (en) * 1984-12-20 1987-05-05 Stanford University Coronary artery imaging system using gated tomosynthesis
US4963746A (en) * 1986-11-25 1990-10-16 Picker International, Inc. Split energy level radiation detection
US5485493A (en) * 1988-10-20 1996-01-16 Picker International, Inc. Multiple detector ring spiral scanner with relatively adjustable helical paths
US5544212A (en) * 1988-10-20 1996-08-06 Picker International, Inc. Spiral CT using an integrating interpolator
US5396418A (en) * 1988-10-20 1995-03-07 Picker International, Inc. Four dimensional spiral volume imaging using fast retrace
US5262946A (en) * 1988-10-20 1993-11-16 Picker International, Inc. Dynamic volume scanning for CT scanners
US5485492A (en) * 1992-03-31 1996-01-16 Lunar Corporation Reduced field-of-view CT system for imaging compact embedded structures
JP3449561B2 (ja) * 1993-04-19 2003-09-22 東芝医用システムエンジニアリング株式会社 Ｘ線ｃｔ装置
US5748705A (en) * 1993-11-22 1998-05-05 Hologic Inc. X-ray bone densitometry
US6217214B1 (en) * 1993-11-22 2001-04-17 Hologic, Inc. X-ray bone densitometry apparatus
US5432834A (en) * 1993-11-22 1995-07-11 Hologic, Inc. Whole-body dual-energy bone densitometry using a narrow angle fan beam to cover the entire body in successive scans
US5657364A (en) * 1995-12-14 1997-08-12 General Electric Company Methods and apparatus for detecting beam motion in computed tomography imaging systems
DE19905974A1 (de) * 1999-02-12 2000-09-07 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Abtastung eines Untersuchungsobjekts mittels eines CT-Geräts
US6639965B1 (en) * 1999-09-30 2003-10-28 General Electric Company Methods and apparatus for cardiac imaging with conventional computed tomography
US6418189B1 (en) * 2000-01-24 2002-07-09 Analogic Corporation Explosive material detection apparatus and method using dual energy information of a scan

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109788926A (zh) * 2016-09-22 2019-05-21 通用电气公司 光谱计算机断层扫描(ct)的光谱校准
CN109788926B (zh) * 2016-09-22 2023-07-28 通用电气公司 光谱计算机断层扫描(ct)的光谱校准

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1384440A2 (en) 2004-01-28
JP4445221B2 (ja) 2010-04-07
JP2004049924A (ja) 2004-02-19
US20040017879A1 (en) 2004-01-29
US7050529B2 (en) 2006-05-23
EP1384440A3 (en) 2004-11-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
IL156906A0 (en) Methods and apparatus for performing a computed tomography scan
AU2003226338A1 (en) Method and apparatus for computed tomography imaging
EP1504404A4 (en) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOMOGRAPHY TRANSMISSION USING TEMPORAL SIGNATURES
FI20040606A (fi) Röntgentomografialaite ja -menetelmä
AU2003247526A8 (en) Method and apparatus for tissue connection
AU2003286775A8 (en) Method and apparatus for serialized mutual exclusion
EP1482327A4 (en) X-RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN X-RAY DETECTOR
GB0408556D0 (en) Barrier movement operator human interface method and apparatus
IL158566A0 (en) Method and apparatus for medical intervention procedure planning
IL174267A0 (en) Method and apparatus for measuring heart related parameters
IL155170A0 (en) Method and apparatus of multi-energy imaging
GB0510388D0 (en) Scanning method and apparatus
GB2402253B (en) Barrier movement arrangement human interface method and apparatus
EP1488739A4 (en) ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR
AU2003282846A1 (en) Reconstruction method for tilted-gantry computed tomography
AU2003244952A1 (en) Computed tomography apparatus
IL154862A0 (en) Methods and apparatus for multi-slice image reconstruction
AU2003241285A8 (en) Apparatus and method for performing a surgical procedure
AU2003291423A8 (en) Method and apparatus for radiographic imaging
GB0321895D0 (en) A method and apparatus for image reconstruction
GB0416203D0 (en) Barrier movement operator human interface method and apparatus
EP1470401A4 (en) IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD
GB0208572D0 (en) X-ray diffraction apparatus and method
AU2003214519A8 (en) Computed tomography method
AU2003274488A1 (en) X-ray examination apparatus