Computer system for the image synthesis of a transverse body section and method for the operation of the computer system
First Claim
1. A computer system for the image synthesis of a transverse body section with image elements successively transmitted by rays in an image plane in various directions, the rays detected by a plurality of detectors, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of computer modules, one being provided for each of said detectors, each module including a microprocessor, and associated therewith an input-output port for receiving information from a respective detector, a data memory, and a bus switch;
(b) a common control computer having associated therewith a program memory and an image synthesis memory, said common control computer programmed to control each of said plurality of microprocessors; and
(c) means interconnecting each of said microprocessors to said common control computer through their respective bus switches.
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Abstract
Coordinated with the detectors of a computer system for tomography is a multimicroprocessor which contains a computer module with a microprocessor as well as coupling, program, and data memories for each individual detector. Coordinated with the identical computer modules is one common control computer which carries out the individual phases of the image reconstruction in a three-phase operation (SMS system) permitting a transverse body section in which the information from each of the scans is processed simultaneously to be constructed in only a few seconds.
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1. A computer system for the image synthesis of a transverse body section with image elements successively transmitted by rays in an image plane in various directions, the rays detected by a plurality of detectors, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of computer modules, one being provided for each of said detectors, each module including a microprocessor, and associated therewith an input-output port for receiving information from a respective detector, a data memory, and a bus switch; (b) a common control computer having associated therewith a program memory and an image synthesis memory, said common control computer programmed to control each of said plurality of microprocessors; and (c) means interconnecting each of said microprocessors to said common control computer through their respective bus switches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for the operation of a computer system for the image synthesis of a transverse body section with image elements successively transmitted by rays in an image plane in various directions, the rays detected by a plurality of detectors using apparatus including a plurality of computer modules, one being provided for each of said detectors, each module including a microprocessor, and associated therewith an input-output port for receiving information from a respective detector, a data memory, and a bus switch;
- a common control computer having associated therewith a program memory and an image synthesis memory, said common control computer programmed to control each of said plurality of microprocessors; and
means interconnecting each of said microprocessors to said common control computer through their respective bus switches comprising;(a) storing information furnished by the detectors in the memories of their respective computer modules; (b) correcting the information stored in said memories simultaneously and independently of each other in each computer module; (c) folding the corrected data so obtained in each of the individual computer modules under control of said common control computer; and (d) subsequently constructing a partial picture of the entire transverse body section utilizing the folded data from each computer module. - View Dependent Claims (9)
- a common control computer having associated therewith a program memory and an image synthesis memory, said common control computer programmed to control each of said plurality of microprocessors; and
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