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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Liu, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Nicholas Konkle, Waukesha, WI (US);
Biju Jacob, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Douglas Albagli, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Hennessy, Troy, NY (US);
Habib Vafi, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An imager panel for an x-ray detector for obtaining x-ray images of an object is provided that includes a first portion disposed at the center of the hybrid imager panel that can produce images of a first resolution and a second portion disposed at least partially around the first portion that is capable of producing images of a second resolution. The hybrid imager panel provides a hybrid detector that can be selectively operated to obtain images of varying resolutions corresponding to the first resolution from the first portion, the second resolution from the second portion or a combination thereof.