Three-dimensional and tomographic imaging device for x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects
First Claim
1. An instrument for obtaining quantitative, three-dimensional and tomographic information relating to x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects, and for the orthoscopic viewing of such objects, comprising:
- means for forming incident x-rays and gamma-rays emitted by an object into an array of substantially nonoverlapping mini-images of said object;
means spatially displaced from said forming means for converting said x-ray and gamma-ray mini-images into visible-light mini-images;
means coupled to said converting means for intensifying said visible-light mini-images;
means to digitize said intensified visible-light mini-images;
computing means for processing said digitized mini-images for tomographic and three-dimensional reconstruction of said object; and
viewing means for direct orthoscopic, three-dimensional viewing of the reconstructed x-ray and gamma-ray emitting object.
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Abstract
An instrument for obtaining quantitative, three-dimensional and tomographic information relating to x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects and for the orthoscopic viewing of such objects includes a multiple-pinhole aperture plate (22) held spaced from an x-ray or gamma-ray to visible-light converter (24) which is coupled to a visible-light image intensifier (26). The spacing between the aperture plate and the converter is chosen such that the mini-images of an emitting object formed by the pinholes do not substantially overlap as they impinge on the converter. The output of the image intensifier is digitized by a digitizing camera (36) in terms of position and intensity and fed into a digital computer (40,42). The computer may output quantitative information relating to the emitting object directly, such as that relating to tomograms, or provide information in analogue form when coupled with a suitable viewing device (52,54), to give an orthoscopic, three-dimensional image of the object.
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62 Claims
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1. An instrument for obtaining quantitative, three-dimensional and tomographic information relating to x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects, and for the orthoscopic viewing of such objects, comprising:
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means for forming incident x-rays and gamma-rays emitted by an object into an array of substantially nonoverlapping mini-images of said object; means spatially displaced from said forming means for converting said x-ray and gamma-ray mini-images into visible-light mini-images; means coupled to said converting means for intensifying said visible-light mini-images; means to digitize said intensified visible-light mini-images; computing means for processing said digitized mini-images for tomographic and three-dimensional reconstruction of said object; and viewing means for direct orthoscopic, three-dimensional viewing of the reconstructed x-ray and gamma-ray emitting object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An instrument for obtaining quantitative, three-dimensional and tomographic information of x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects, and for orthoscopic viewing of such objects, comprising:
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means for forming incident x-rays and gamma rays emitted by an object into an array of substantially non-overlapping mini-images of said object; means spatially displaced from said forming means for the detection of said x-rays and gamma-ray mini-images; means to digitize said detected mini-images; computing means for processing said digitized mini-images for tomographic and three-dimensional reconstruction of said object; and viewing means for direct orthoscopic, three-dimensional viewing of the reconstructed x-ray and gamma-ray emitting object. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An instrument for obtaining quantitative, three-dimensional and tomographic information of x-ray and gamma-ray emitting objects, and for orthoscopic viewing of such objects, comprising:
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means for forming incident x-rays and gamma rays emitted by an object into an array of substantially non-overlapping mini-images of said object; means spatially displaced from said forming means for the detection of said x-ray and gamma-ray mini-images; means to digitize said detected mini-images; and computing means for processing said digitized mini-images for tomographic and three-dimensional reconstruction of said object.
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