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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Predrag Sukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Miodrag Rakic, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A CT scanner system provides projection-like images of a patient volume. After a CT scan is obtained and a three-dimensional model of the patient is created, any synthetic view can be generated by choosing any array of projection lines, e.g. between a point and a surface (a flat plane, curved plane, spherical, etc) or between two surfaces (parallel or not) and summing across the projection lines. The synthetic projections can mimic certain traditional views, such as a ceph scan, Water's view, Caldwell's projection, etc or can provide a new view that is impossible or impractical with traditional x-ray equipment, such as a perfect parallel projection, or a projection that does not pass all the way through the patient.