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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Henri Souchay, Versailles, FR;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for image acquisition includes selectively concealing and exposing an x-ray source to a target object while the x-ray source travels along a first path, virtually moving an x-ray detector along a second path in a first direction while the x-ray source is exposed to the target object, and virtually moving the x-ray detector along the second path in a second direction generally opposite the first direction while the x-ray source is concealed from the target object.