Patent ID: 8306179
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A device for performing image reconstruction of an object of interest, the device comprising: at least one source of radiation configured to operate as an emitter of particles for imaging; and at least one radiation-sensitive detector panel configured to operate as a detector of particles emitted from the at least one source of radiation, wherein there is at least occasional relative motion between either the at least one source of radiation or the object of interest or the at least one radiation-sensitive detector panel; at least one processor configured to collect data from the at least one radiation-sensitive detector to implement intermittent collection of data from the at least one radiation-sensitive detector panel; and a computed tomography algorithm module running on the at least one processor and configured to reduce the effect of overlapping layers in images of the object of interest resulting from processing of the data from the at least one radiation-sensitive detector panel, wherein the at least one source of radiation is configured to operate in pulsed mode to achieve intermittent collection of data from the at least one radiation-sensitive detector.