Apparatus and method for tracking feature's position in human body
First Claim
1. A CT scanner for scanning a subject comprising:
- a gantry rotor configured to rotate about the subject;
at least two cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said gantry rotor;
at least one 2D detector array mounted on said gantry rotor, said detector is operable to receive radiation emitted by said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and attenuated by the subject;
a first image processor operable to generate CT images of a volume within the subject;
a second image processor operable to generate fluoroscopy images of said volume, wherein said fluoroscopy images are responsive to X-Rays separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and wherein said fluoroscopy images are spatially registered to said CT images; and
a third image processor operable to display said fluoroscopy images responsive to X-Rays separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and said CT images wherein the position of at least one feature within said volume may be visualized simultaneously in said fluoroscopy images and said CT images.
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Abstract
A CT scanner for scanning a subject is provided, the scanner comprising: a gantry capable of rotating about a scanned subject; at least two cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said gantry; at least one 2D detector array mounted on said gantry, said detector is capable of receiving radiation emitted by said at least two X-Ray sources and attenuated by the subject to be scanned; a first image processor capable of generating and displaying CT images of a volume within the subject; a second image processor capable of generating projection X-Ray images of said volume, wherein the images are responsive to X-Ray separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources; and a third image processor capable of generating and displaying fluoroscopic images composed of said projection X-Ray images, wherein said fluoroscopic images are spatially registered to said CT images.
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46 Claims
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1. A CT scanner for scanning a subject comprising:
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a gantry rotor configured to rotate about the subject; at least two cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said gantry rotor; at least one 2D detector array mounted on said gantry rotor, said detector is operable to receive radiation emitted by said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and attenuated by the subject; a first image processor operable to generate CT images of a volume within the subject; a second image processor operable to generate fluoroscopy images of said volume, wherein said fluoroscopy images are responsive to X-Rays separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and wherein said fluoroscopy images are spatially registered to said CT images; and a third image processor operable to display said fluoroscopy images responsive to X-Rays separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and said CT images wherein the position of at least one feature within said volume may be visualized simultaneously in said fluoroscopy images and said CT images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A CT scanner for scanning a subject comprising:
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a gantry stator; at least one gantry rotor, mounted on said gantry stator made to rotate about a subject; a CT subsystem comprising;
at least one CT X-Ray source mounted on said at least one rotor;
at least one CT X-Ray detector array mounted on said at least one rotor;
wherein said at least one CT X-Ray source and said at least one X-Ray detector are configured to rotate together about the subject, and wherein said CT detector array is operable to receive radiation emitted by said CT X-Ray source and attenuated by the subject to be scanned; and
a first image processor operable to generate and display CT images of a volume within the subject; anda fluoroscopy subsystem comprising;
at least one first and a second cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said at least one rotor;
a 2D detector mounted on said at least one rotor, wherein said at least one first and a second cone beam X-Ray sources and said 2D detector array are configured to rotate together about the subject to be scanned, and wherein said 2D detector is capable of receiving radiation emitted by said at least one first and second X-Ray sources and attenuated by the subject to be scanned; and
a second image processor capable of generating projection X-Ray images of said volume, wherein the images are responsive to X-Ray separately emitted by each of said at least one first and second cone beam X-Ray sources; and
a third image processor capable of generating and displaying fluoroscopic images composed of said projection X-Ray images, wherein said fluoroscopic images are spatially registered to said CT images. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A CT scanner for scanning a subject comprising:
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a gantry rotor configured to rotate about the subject; at least two cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said gantry rotor; at least one 2D detector array mounted on said gantry rotor, said detector is operable to receive radiation emitted by said at least two X-Ray sources and attenuated by the subject; a first image processor operable to generate and display CT images of a volume within the subject; a second image processor operable to generate and display fluoroscopy images of said volume, wherein said fluoroscopy images are responsive to X-Rays separately emitted by each of said at least two cone beam X-Ray sources and wherein said fluoroscopy images are spatially registered to said CT images; and a third image processor operable to track the spatial position of at least one feature within said volume responsive to the position of the at least one feature in said fluoroscopy images. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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