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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Naveen Chandra, Kenosha, WI (US);
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
Thomas L. Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jiang Hsieh, Brookfield, WI (US);
Naveen Chandra, Kenosha, WI (US);
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
Thomas L. Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jiang Hsieh, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, and a controller configured to apply a first kVp for a first time period, apply a second kVp for a second time period, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period, acquire a first asymmetric view dataset during at least a portion of the first time period, acquire a second asymmetric view dataset during at least a portion of the second time period, and generate an image using the acquired first and second asymmetric view datasets.