Systems and methods for minimizing noncoplanarity artifacts

Details Systems and methods for minimizing noncoplanarity artifacts Systems and methods for minimizing noncoplanarity artifacts

1983-08-29

1986-03-25

Harkcom, Gary V.

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378 11, 378901, G06F 1542

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ABSTRACT:
The system and method of the present invention minimizes artifacts caused by noncoplanarity between source and detector component in a computerized tomography system. The source component produces a beam of penetrating radiation which is rotatable about an axis and is incident on the detector component; and non-coplanarity is defined by the collection of the positions of the source component which defines a first plane, and by the collection of positions of the detector component which defines a second plane axially spaced from the first plane. Data obtained during a scan of a body located between the source and detector components are processed to form two images, one image being based on data related to one side of a focal plane interposed between the first and second planes, and another image being based on data related to the other side of the focal plane.

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