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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Bernhard Schmidt, Fuerth, DE;
Martin Sedlmair, Zirndorf, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for improved utilization of a radiation dose applied to an examination object during topogram scanning of a CT system, and a CT system with a system axis using a cylindrical curved multi-row detector, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes topogram scanning of the examination object with at least one emitter-detector combination disposed on a rotatable gantry from a predetermined rotation angle of the gantry, wherein during the topogram scanning a relative movement occurs between examination object and emitter-detector combination in the system axis direction; calculation of at least one flat image in at least two planes running in parallel to the system axis in each case by a tomosynthesis reconstruction; and storage and/or further processing of at least one of the flat images of the examination object to represent a topogram.