Abstract:
A method of adjusting values for sensitivities of X-ray detectors comprised in a CT-imager that generate signals responsive to X-rays from an X-ray source in the imager, comprising: acquiring signals generated by X-ray detectors in the CT-imager responsive to X-rays incident thereon from the X-ray source for views taken during a scanning procedure performed by the CT-imager to image a patient when only air is present in a space between the X-ray source and the detectors; and using the signals to adjust the values of the sensitivities.
Abstract:
An X-ray collimator for collimating X-rays from an X-ray source that illuminate an array of columns and rows of X-ray detectors, the collimator having a first side that faces the X-ray source and a second side opposite the first side that faces the detector array, the collimator comprising: a plurality of strips formed from an X-ray absorbing material, wherein each strip is corrugated so that it has rectangular and/or square corrugations; and means for maintaining the plurality of strips one next to the other with the corrugations of one strip aligned with corrugations of an adjacent strip to form an array of rows and columns of square/and or rectangular wells corresponding to the X-ray detectors in the array.
Abstract:
A CT-scanner (10) having a gantry (34) comprising a stator (35) and a rotor (36) uses spread spectrum wireless data transmission (52) for high speed data transmission without interference from other devices or spread spectrum devices.
Abstract:
There is therefore provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a CT scanner for providing an image of a region a patient's heart comprising: at least one X-ray cone beam for illuminating the region with X-rays; a plurality of rows of X-ray detectors that generate signals responsive to attenuation of X-rays from the at least one X-ray source that pass through the region; a controller that controls the at least one X-ray cone beam to illuminate the patient with X-rays so as to acquire attenuation data for the region during a plurality of heart cycles; and a processor that receives the signals and: determines a duration, 2DtM, of at least one imaging window centered at the heart phase of each of the heart cycles for each voxel of the region independent of determining the duration of the at least one imaging window for the other voxels; determines an attenuation value for each voxel using substantially only attenuation data acquired during the at least one window; and generates the image of the region using the determined attenuation values.
Abstract:
A CT scanner comprising a stator and a rotor having an axis of rotation mounted to the stator so that the rotor is rotatable about the axis of rotation comprising: an X-ray source mounted to the rotor, said X-ray source having a focal spot from which X-rays emanate; an X-ray detector array comprising a matrix of rows and columns of X-ray detectors; anti-scattering (AS) material for absorbing X-rays positioned between columns of the X-ray detectors; and anti-scattering (AS) material for absorbing X-rays positioned between rows of the X-ray detectors, whereby the AS material is located between every other row and/or column of detectors, respectively. Furthermore, the thickness and/or height of the foils between rows may be different from the thickness and/or height of the foils between columns.
Abstract:
A system (100) for enabling study of image data, comprising: - a user interface subsystem (120) for i) receiving navigation commands (022) from a user, and ii) displaying different views (400) of the image data (042) in response to the navigation commands for enabling the user to navigate through the image data; - a function execution subsystem (160) for executing individual ones of a plurality of system functions (500) to support the user in the study of the image data; and - a pattern analysis subsystem (140) for: j) obtaining, from the user interface subsystem, data (022) indicative of a display sequence of the different views during the navigating through the image data, jj) analyzing the data to determine a navigation pattern (631) of the user, and jjj) based on the navigation pattern, selecting one of the plurality of system functions for execution by the function execution subsystem.
Abstract:
A system (100) for enabling study of image data, comprising:—a user interface subsystem (120) for i) receiving navigation commands (022) from a user, and ii) displaying different views (400) of the image data (042) in response to the navigation commands for enabling the user to navigate through the image data;—a function execution subsystem (160) for executing individual ones of a plurality of system functions (500) to support the user in the study of the image data; and—a pattern analysis subsystem (140) for: j) obtaining, from the user interface subsystem, data (022) indicative of a display sequence of the different views during the navigating through the image data, jj) analyzing the data to determine a navigation pattern (631) of the user, and jjj) based on the navigation pattern, selecting one of the plurality of system functions for execution by the function execution subsystem.
Abstract:
CT scanner is disclosed for providing an image of a region comprising : at least one X-ray cone beam for illuminating mthe region with X-rays; a plurality of rows of X-ray detectors that generate signals responsive to line attenuation of X-rays from the at least one X-ray source that pass through the region; a controller that controlsproviding an image of a region comprising: at least one X-ray cone beam for illuminating the region with X-rays; a plurality of rows of X-ray detectors that generate signals responsive to line attenuation of X-rays from the at least one X-ray source that pass through the region; a controller that controls the at least one X-ray cone beam to acquire line attenuation data for the region for different view angles of the region; and a processor that receives the signals and: a) determines low spatial frequency components of the image from the data; b) generates a first spatial image of the region from the low frequency components; c) determines high spatial frequency components of the image from the data; d) generates a second spatial image of the region from the high frequency components; and e) combines the first and second images to generate the CT image.
Abstract:
A computerized tomographic imaging system (31) including a vertical movement arrangement (32, 35) for moving gantry of said system vertically while rotating about the object being imaged (44) to provide a helical scan.
Abstract:
A method for artifact reduction in CT images comprising reconstructing a first data image using an inexact reconstruction algorithm, segmenting the first data image to provide a second image with high attenuation objects separate from low attenuation objects, reprojecting the second image to form a second set of data, reconstructing a third image from the second data set using an inexact reconstruction algorithm; and subtracting at least those portions of the third image outside the high attenuation object from the first image.