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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Albert Clark Lardo, Baldwin, MD (US);
Richard T. George, Monkton, MD (US);
Joao A. C. Lima, Baltimore, MD (US);
Eduardo T. Marban, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Takashi Ichihara, Nagoya, JP;
Albert Clark Lardo, Baldwin, MD (US);
Richard T. George, Monkton, MD (US);
Joao A. C. Lima, Baltimore, MD (US);
Eduardo T. Marban, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Takashi Ichihara, Nagoya, JP;
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A computed tomography system has a support stage constructed and arranged to support a subject while under observation, an x-ray illumination system arranged proximate the support stage to illuminate the subject with x-rays, an x-ray detection system arranged proximate the support stage to detect x-rays after they pass through the subject and to provide signals based on the detected x-rays, and a data processing system in communication with the x-ray detection system to receive the signals from the x-ray detection system. The computed tomography system has a dynamic mode of operation and a scanning mode of operation. The data processing system extracts information concerning a dynamic process of the subject based on signals from both the dynamic mode and the scanning mode of operation.