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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A CT scanning system provides the ability to scan a patient's lower extremities while the patent is upright, i.e. either standing on the foot, or at least putting some load on the foot, or with the ankle at a given angle. The CT scanning system provides a generally horizontal upper support surface on which the patient's foot is supported. A gantry supporting an x-ray source and x-ray detector are rotated about a z-axis through the support surface. With the CT scanning system, the patient's lower extremities can be scanned while under load.