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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2001
Mark D. Herold, Stow, OH (US);
Theodore A. Resnick, Beachwood, OH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A computerized tomography system includes a stationary section (A) and a rotating section electrically linked by at least one interconnecting slip ring (D). On one side the slip ring (D) is configured as a series of electrically conductive segments ( A- H) separated by non-conductive interruptions ( A- H). On the other side a like number of transmitters ( A- H) is in selective electrical contact with the conductive segments ( ) depending on a position of the rotating frame. Also included is a de-multiplexer ( ) which takes image data from the plurality of receivers (RxA-RxH) and rearranges the image data in a determined sequence. Also shown is an angular encoder ( ) for providing angular displacement signals ( ) to the de-multiplexer ( ) for assistance in reconstructing the data channels ( ) in the determined sequence.