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Method and apparatus for obtaining and displaying computed tomography images using a fluoroscopy imaging system

  • US 6,666,579 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2000
  • Issued: 12/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical imaging system, comprising:

  • a C-arm unit having an x-ray source for generating x-rays and a receptor for obtaining image exposures from received x-rays, the C-arm capable of moving the x-ray source and receptor along an image acquisition path between at least first and second exposure positions;

    a position detector for monitoring the position of the receptor and the position of a patient and producing position data;

    an acquisition module for collecting a series of image exposures from the receptor including at least first and second image exposures obtained while said receptor is located at said first and second exposure positions, respectively, said acquisition module collecting said series of image exposures based on said position data from said position detector;

    an image processor for constructing a three dimensional (3D) volumetric data set based on said series of image exposures and said position data; and

    a display for displaying images from at least one of a plurality of angles based on said three dimensional volumetric data set.

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