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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guy M. Besson, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Tin-Su Pan, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use with a multi-row CT fan beam system for collecting data in a high speed mode and for using data corresponding to half-scans in order to generate images within one or more image planes wherein, for each beam angle corresponding to an image plane data is generated by interpolating and/or extrapolating between simultaneously collected data wherein simultaneously collected data includes data corresponding to a single source location with respect to the image plane.