Patent ID: 6873678
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for imaging an organ of a patient comprising the steps of: scanning a volume of a patient's body including an organ of the patient with a computed tomographic (CT) imaging system having a radiation source and a detector array coupled to a rotating gantry, the detector array having a z-direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the gantry and an x-direction transverse to the z-direction; acquiring attenuation data from a plurality of staggered half detector segments of the detector array, wherein said staggered half detector segments are separated by a gap therebetween, said staggered half detector segments are abutted in regions about a centerline extending in the z-direction, and, in abutting said half detector segments, there are included a first type of detector module having a cable extending a in the z-direction into said gap and a second type of detector module having a cable extending in the x-direction into said gap; and reconstructing an image including the patient's organ using the acquired attenuation data.