Method and system of optimized volumetric imaging
AssigneeSpectrum Dynamics LLC
InventorsYoel Zilberstein, Nathaniel Roth, Benny Rousso, Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Abstract
A system of performing a volumetric scan. The system comprises a surface of positioning a patient in a space parallel thereto, a plurality of extendable detector arms each the detector arm having a detection unit having at least one radiation detector, and an actuator which moves the detection unit along a linear path, and a gantry which supports the plurality of extendable detector arms around the surface so that each the linear path of each respective the extendable detector arm being directed toward the space.
Claims55
A system for performing a volumetric scan, comprising:
- a surface for positioning at least a portion of a patient's body in a space parallel thereto;
- a plurality of extendable detector arms each said detector arm having:
- a detection unit having at least one radiation detector, and
- an actuator which moves said detection unit along a linear path;
- a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms around said surface so that each said linear path of each respective said extendable detector arm being directed toward said space;
- and
- at least one of said detector arms further comprises a plurality of detection units.
A system for performing a volumetric scan, comprising:
- a surface for positioning at least a portion of a patient's body in a space parallel thereto;
- a plurality of extendable detector arms each said detector arm having:
- a detection unit having at least one radiation detector, and
- an actuator which moves said detection unit along a linear path;
- and
- a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms around said surface,
- and wherein said surface further comprises a detection unit having at least one radiation detector mounted with said surface.
A method of performing a volumetric scan, comprising:
- a) providing a surface of positioning a patient in a space parallel thereto;
- b) linearly moving a plurality of detection units, each having at least one radiation detector, from a plurality of distinct locations along a framework around said surface toward a plurality of points each substantially at a predefined non-zero distance from the body of the patient;
- c) intercepting radiation from said patient using each said at least one radiation detector;
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- d) reconstructing a volumetric image of at least one part of said patient's body according to said radiation.
A system of performing a volumetric scan, comprising:
- a surface of positioning a patient in a space parallel thereto;
- a plurality of radiation detectors embedded in said surface and set to intercept radiation emitted from of at least one part of said patient's body;
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- a reconstruction module which reconstructs a volumetric image of said at least one part according to said intercepted radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.