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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Applicants:
GE Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fenglin Liu, Troy, NY (US);
Wenxiang Cong, Albany, NY (US);
Hengyong Yu, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ge Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fenglin Liu, Troy, NY (US);
Wenxiang Cong, Albany, NY (US);
Hengyong Yu, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4007 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/027 (2013.01); A61B 6/4014 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); G06T 11/006 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); G06T 2211/432 (2013.01); G06T 2211/436 (2013.01);
Abstract
Imaging methods and imaging systems are provided. Methods and systems of the subject invention can include linearly translating a source and a detector. The source and the detector can be moved in opposite or approximately opposite directions. Acquired data can be used to reconstruct a tomographic image by using, for example, a compressive sensing technique.