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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Akihiko Nishide, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Kumazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masatake Nukui, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B006/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
For the purpose of determining an offset of the position of an X-ray tube from a prespecified position, and correcting axially projected data Dand pixel projection data Dbased on the determined offset, proper axially projected data Dcan be obtained by an X-ray focal spotand a detectorby determining axially projected data Dat a pointusing projection data Dobtained by a channel that detects an X-ray emitted from the X-ray focal spotand passing through the pointand shifting the determined axially projected data Dby a distance DISin the (+)-direction of the x-axis.