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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Zhye Yin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Roy Arnulf Helge Nilsen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Jiahua Fan, New Berlin, WI (US);
Thomas Matthew Benson, Smyrna, GA (US);
Bruno Kristiaan Bernard DE Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jed Douglas Pack, Glenville, NY (US);
Kai Zeng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Zhye Yin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Roy Arnulf Helge Nilsen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Jiahua Fan, New Berlin, WI (US);
Thomas Matthew Benson, Smyrna, GA (US);
Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jed Douglas Pack, Glenville, NY (US);
Kai Zeng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Approaches for acquiring CT image data corresponding to a full scan, but at a reduced dose are disclosed. In one implementation, X-ray tube current modulation is employed to reduce the effective dose. In other implementations, acquisition of sparse views, z-collimation, and two-rotation acquisition protocols may be employed to achieve a reduced dose relative to a full-scan acquisition protocol.