Methods and apparatus for computed tomographic cardiac or...

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2005-03-29

2005-03-29

Glick, Edward J. (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Computerized tomography

C250S370090

Reexamination Certificate

active

06873678

ABSTRACT:
One aspect of the present invention is a method for imaging an organ of a patient that includes steps of: scanning a volume of a patient's body including an organ of the patient with a computed tomographic (CT) imaging system having a radiation source and detector coupled to a rotating gantry, the detector array having a z-direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the gantry and an x-direction transverse to the z-direction; acquiring attenuation data from a plurality of staggered half detector segments of the detector array; and reconstructing an image including the patient's organ using the acquired attenuation data.

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