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Coronary artery imaging system using gated tomosynthesis

  • US 4,662,379 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1986
  • Issued: 05/05/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of imaging a blood vessel such as a coronary artery comprising the steps ofproviding radiation source means and radiation detector means on opposing sides of a target area and at a plurality of administering a contrast agent intravenously,gating said radiation source means based on a selected time using an electrocardiogram to obtain a first plurality of detector signals indicative of a first plurality of views through said target area and,tomosynthesisly combining said first plurality of detector signals to provide a planar image through said target area, said planar image being generally perpendicular to the path of radiation through said target area.

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