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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Applicants:
GE Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fenglin Liu, Troy, NY (US);
Wenxiang Cong, Albany, NY (US);
Qingsong Yang, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ge Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fenglin Liu, Troy, NY (US);
Wenxiang Cong, Albany, NY (US);
Qingsong Yang, Troy, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01); A61B 6/583 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dynamic bowties, imaging systems including a bowtie, and methods of imaging including such bowties or systems are provided. A bowtie can be a three-dimensional (3-D) dynamic bowtie and can include a highly-attenuating bowtie (HB) and a weakly-attenuating bowtie (WB). The HB can be filled with a liquid, and the WB can be immersed in the liquid of the HB.