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Methods and apparatus for scanning an object and displaying an image in a computed tomography system

  • US 5,668,846 A
  • Filed: 10/18/1996
  • Issued: 09/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for scanning an object in a computed tomography system, the computed tomography system including an x-ray source for projecting x-rays, a detector for detecting x-rays from the x-ray source and attenuated by the object, a display, and a processor coupled to the detector and coupled to the display for generating images on the display, said method comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining scan projection data;

    processing the projection data to generate image data; and

    displaying at least one image slice and one three-dimensional image simultaneously on the display.

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