Patent ID: 7881426
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61B,G01V

Abstract:
1. A method for generating an image of an object using a scanning system, said method comprising: performing a first portion of a scan in a first scanning mode to acquire a first dataset using a scan controller; receiving a halt command for a conveyor within the scanning system at at least a conveyor controller; decelerating the conveyor to a halt based on the halt command using the conveyor controller; when the object is present within an examination region after the conveyor has halted, performing a second portion of the scan in a second scanning mode to acquire a second dataset using the scan controller, the second scanning mode different than the first scanning mode; reconstructing the first dataset using a first reconstruction algorithm within a control system; reconstructing the second dataset using a second reconstruction algorithm within the control system, the second reconstruction algorithm different than the first reconstruction algorithm; and generating the image using the first reconstructed dataset and the second reconstructed dataset using the control system.