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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2007
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
James W. Leblanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paavana Sainath, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Thomas John Myers, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Charles Hugh Shaughnessy, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Uwe Wiedmann, Buc, FR;
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
James W. LeBlanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paavana Sainath, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Thomas John Myers, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Charles Hugh Shaughnessy, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Uwe Wiedmann, Buc, FR;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving a subject to be scanned, a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving a subject to be scanned, an x-ray source configured to project x-rays having multiple energies toward the subject, and a generator configured to energize the x-ray source to a first voltage and configured to energize the x-ray source to a second voltage, the first voltage distinct from the second voltage. The system further includes a controller configured to cause the generator to energize the x-ray source to the first voltage for a first duration, acquire imaging data for at least one view during at least the first duration, after the first duration, cause the generator to energize the x-ray source to the second voltage for a second duration, and acquire imaging data for two or more views during at least the second duration.