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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:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2021
Applicant:

GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Inventors:

Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Lin Fu, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4266 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/4007 (2013.01); A61B 6/4014 (2013.01); A61B 6/4078 (2013.01); A61B 6/4275 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4411 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); A61B 6/4476 (2013.01); A61B 6/5264 (2013.01); A61B 6/5282 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 11/003 (2013.01); G06T 11/006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01); G06T 2211/40 (2013.01); G06T 2211/412 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various methods and systems are provided for stationary CT imaging. In one embodiment, an imaging system comprises a chamber shaped to enclose a subject to be imaged, a support surface disposed within the chamber and shaped to maintain the subject in an upright position, and an annular imaging unit encircling the chamber and having a fixed angular orientation to the chamber, the annular imaging unit including a distributed x-ray unit and a detector array arranged opposite to each other across the chamber. The imaging system may image the subject without rotation of the annular imaging unit.


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