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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Grangeat, Saint Ismier, FR;
Regis Guillemaud, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382131 ; 382276 ; 2503631 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and process for obtaining three-dimensional images of an object by a planar array of detectors, whose focusing points are located on a circle. The advantage obtained is a wider detection field that in the case of focusing on a single point. Rules are given for using algorithms for inverting characteristic measurements of the conical focusing. Application to medicine and to non-destructive testing in industry.