X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Dental panoramic
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Thomas, Courtney (Department: 2882)
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Dental panoramic
C378S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07397890
ABSTRACT:
A CT scanner system provides projection-like images of a patient volume. After a CT scan is obtained and a three-dimensional model of the patient is created, any synthetic view can be generated by choosing any array of projection lines, e.g. between a point and a surface (a flat plane, curved plane, spherical, etc) or between two surfaces (parallel or not) and summing across the projection lines. The synthetic projections can mimic certain traditional views, such as a ceph scan, Water's view, Caldwell's projection, etc or can provide a new view that is impossible or impractical with traditional x-ray equipment, such as a perfect parallel projection, or a projection that does not pass all the way through the patient.
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Clinthorne Neal
Rakic Miodrag
Stayman Joseph Webster
Sukovic Predrag
Carlson & Gaskey & Olds
Taningco Alexander H
Thomas Courtney
Xoran Technologies, Inc.
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