The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abdulrahman Abdallah Alkhalidy, Clifton Park, NY (US);
James Talmage Dobbins, Iii, Durham, NC (US);
Devon James Godfrey, Durham, NC (US);
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abdulrahman Abdallah Alkhalidy, Clifton Park, NY (US);
James Talmage Dobbins, III, Durham, NC (US);
Devon James Godfrey, Durham, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An imaging system for performing tomosynthesis on a region of an object comprises an x-ray source, motion controller, an x-ray detector and a processing unit. The x-ray source is positioned at a predetermined distance from the object and continuously moves along a linear path relative to the object. The x-ray source transmits x-ray radiation through the region of the object at a plurality of predetermined locations. The motion controller is coupled to the x-ray source and continuously moves the x-ray source along the path relative to the object. The x-ray source minimizes vibration in the imaging system due to continuous movement. The x-ray detector is positioned at a predetermined distance from the x-ray source and detects the x-ray radiation transmitted through the region of the object, thus acquiring x-ray image data representative of the region of the object. The processing unit is coupled to the x-ray detector for processing the x-ray image data into at least one tomosynthesis image of the region of the object.