Methods and apparatus for increasing scanning modes
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsAbdelaziz Ikhlef, Gregory Zeman
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Abstract
A method for transmitting a scan mode to an imaging system includes loading a least significant nibble into a first latch register and loading a most significant nibble into a second latch register such that a byte of information is received at a decoder.
Claims24
A method for transmitting a scan mode to an imaging system, said method comprising:
- loading a least significant nibble into a first latch register;
- and
- loading a most significant nibble into a second latch register such that a byte of information is received at a decoder.
A method for transmitting a scan mode to an imaging system, said method comprising:
- loading a least significant nibble into a first latch register including a D-Flip-Flop latch register configured to transmit data to a decoder when a chip select line is set to low and a chip enable line is set to high;
- loading a most significant nibble into a second latch register configured to transmit data to a decoder when a chip select line is set to high and a chip enable line is set to high.
A method for transmitting a scan mode to an imaging system, said method comprising:
- connecting an electrical cable including n data lines to a decoder;
- and
- multiplexing the n data lines such that the decoder is operable in 22n modes.
A detector module for a computed tomographic imaging system assembly, said module comprising:
- a scintillator array comprising a plurality of scintillation elements;
- a photodiode array comprising a plurality of photodiodes optically coupled to said scintillator array;
- a decoder coupled to said photodiode array, said decoder comprising a plurality of latch registers;
- and
- a flexible cable electrically connected to said decoder assembly and configured to transmit signals representative of a light output by said scintillator array to said CT imaging system.
A computed tomographic (CT) imaging system, said imaging system comprising:
- a detector array comprising a plurality of modules wherein each said module comprises:
- a scintillator array comprising a plurality of scintillation elements;
- a photodiode array comprising a plurality of photodiodes optically coupled to said scintillator array;
- a decoder coupled to said photodiode array, said decoder comprising a plurality of latch registers;
- and
- a flexible cable electrically connected to said decoder assembly, said cable comprising n data lines;
- at least one radiation source;
- and
- a computer coupled to said detector array and radiation source and configured to:
- multiplex said n data lines such that said decoder is operable in 22n modes.
A computer readable medium encoded with a program executable by a computer for transmitting a scan mode to an imaging system, said program configured to instruct the computer to:
- transmit a chip enable signal to a first latch register and a second latch register;
- and
- transmit a chip select signal to said first latch register and said second latch register such that a byte of information is received at a decoder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.