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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:

Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);

Inventor:

Cornell Lee Williams, North East, MD (US);

Assignee:

HOLOGIC, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); G01N 23/046 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4014 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/027 (2013.01); A61B 6/4064 (2013.01); A61B 6/466 (2013.01); A61B 6/5235 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for imaging anatomical portions of a patient. A method includes moving a radiation source and a detector at least partially around a longitudinal axis of the patient, emitting radiation at a first energy level at a first angle around a longitudinal axis of the patient, wherein the first energy level is a predetermined energy level for a first anatomical target, detecting the radiation emitted at the first energy level, emitting radiation at a second energy level at second angle around the longitudinal axis of the patient, wherein the second energy level is a predetermined energy level for a second anatomical target; and detecting the radiation emitted at the second energy level. The method may be performed with a standing CT machine.


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