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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2010
David Sowards-emmerd, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles Nortmann, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Eberhard Hansis, Hamburg, DE;
Michael Grass, Buchholz in der Norheide, DE;
David Sowards-Emmerd, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles Nortmann, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Eberhard Hansis, Hamburg, DE;
Michael Grass, Buchholz in der Norheide, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the invention a method and apparatus for generating complete scout scans with CT imaging devices having offset detector geometries is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for increasing the reconstructable field of view for CT imaging devices having offset detector geometries is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for image reconstruction for region of interest and full-body imaging with CT imaging devices having offset detector geometries is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a combined x-ray and SPECT imaging system is provided.