Title: System and method for cross table tomosynthesis imaging for trauma applications
Application Number: 200610063947 Application Date: 2006.11.16
Publication Number: 1981705 Publication Date: 2007.06.20
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: A61B6/03;G01T1/166;H05G1/00
Applicant(s) Name: Gen Electric Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Li Baojun;Uppaluri Renuka;Thomas Carson H.;Schulte
Attorney & Agent: liuchun yuan wangzhong zhong
Abstract:
    The presently described technology provides a tomosynthesis imaging system that comprises an x-ray tube and an anti-scatter grid. The x-ray tube is configured to emit x-rays from a plurality of positions during movement of the x-ray tube along a long axis of a mobile patient surface. The anti-scatter grid is configured to filter out scattered x-rays and includes a grid line parallel to the long axis of the mobile patient surface. The x-rays emitted from the plurality of positions are reconstructed into at least one image of at least one plane of a patient anatomy. The described technology is useful in emergency or trauma applications where a patient may be quickly and easily moved on a mobile patient surface to a position near an x-ray detector used in combination with the x-ray tube and anti-scatter grid.
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