Title:
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN X-RAY IMAGE OF A SUBJECT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/074600
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Image quality for flat-panel array tomosynthesis acquisition is not equivalent to CT because of the reduced number of image angles that are acquired in DT, and also image quality is not uniform throughout the volume and decreases near to the fixed detector array and the fixed flat-panel source. The present invention provides a system for obtaining an X-ray image of a subject (1) in which an emitter panel (3) and detector (7) are movable on a smart armature (9). In this way, image quality can be improved, for example by combining acquisitions taken from different orientations, thereby approaching the quality of conventional CT imaging, whilst still maintaining the lower cost and dose of conventional DT imaging.
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Inventors:
DIRCKX CONRAD (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2020/052539
Publication Date:
April 22, 2021
Filing Date:
October 12, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ADAPTIX LTD (GB)
International Classes:
A61B6/02; A61B6/00
Foreign References:
| US20100329416A1 | 2010-12-30 | |||
| DE102010061880A1 | 2012-05-24 | |||
| US20050226375A1 | 2005-10-13 |
Other References:
"Fully automated nipple detection in digital breast tomosynthesis", COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE, vol. 143, May 2017 (2017-05-01), pages 113 - 120
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HANDSOME I.P. LTD (GB)
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