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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Richard L. Conwell, Del Mar, CA (US);
Chuanyong Bai, Poway, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Conwell, Del Mar, CA (US);
Chuanyong Bai, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Digirad Corporation, Poway, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical imaging system, e.g., a computed tomography system includes at least one radiation detector that is relatively rotatable with respect to an object of interest. The angular range is divided into discrete continuous acquisition ranges and unsampled angular ranges, wherein the discrete continuous acquisition ranges are separated by unsampled angular ranges.