Three dimensional x-ray imaging system

Abstract

Three dimensional X-ray imaging systems are described in this application. In particular, this application describes a 3D dental intra-oral imaging (3DIO) system that collects a series of 2D image projections. The X-ray imaging system comprises a housing, an X-ray source attached to a articulating or motion gantry configured to move the source within the housing to multiple positions, an X-ray detector array located on an opposite side of an object to be imaged from the X-ray source, where the detector array is synchronized with the X-ray source to capture 2D images of the object when the X-ray source is located in multiple imaging positions, and a processor configured to accept the 2D images and reconstruct a 3D image. The multiple imaging positions can be located on a plane substantially parallel to the X-ray detector array. Other embodiments are described.

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