Patent ID: 9031193
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. Method of generating a radiation image of an elongate body by generating a sequence of partially overlapping partial radiation images of said elongate body by multiple shot irradiation and read out of a direct radiography detector, comprising: determining the total length of said elongate body to be imaged; calculating on the basis of said determined length and (a) predefined amount(s) of overlap between said partial images, the number of partial images required to image said elongate body; determining on the basis of the calculated number of partial images, the size and position of said partial images, the partial image representing a part of the elongate body which is most susceptible to movement during said multiple shot irradiation covering a larger area than the area covered by partial images representing parts of the elongate body less susceptible to movement; pasting said partial images to form said image of said elongate body.