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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Schmidt, Emskirchen, DE;
Otto Sembritzki, Wachenroth, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 0/603 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 0/603 ;
Abstract
A computed tomography (CT) device has a stationary frame and a rotor, carrying an X-ray source and a radiation detector, which is rotatably mounted at the frame. A number of marks are provided at the rotor at known angular intervals, these marks being scanned by a sensor, which is attached at the frame and which emits an output signal given the passing of a mark. The number of marks is significantly lower than the number of projections that are picked up in each rotation of the rotor. A computing unit determines the projection angles pertaining to the individual projections by interpolation from the output signals of the sensor.