Patent ID: 7983465
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. An imaging system, comprising: a plurality of detectors each so configured as to generate a signal which is used to make measurements of an object along a respective projection; a translating table so configured as to receive an object thereon and operable to translate in relation to the plurality of detectors; a signal processor so coupled to the plurality of detectors as to receive and process the signals generated by the detectors; the signal processor being so configured as to extract relevant information in accordance with an imaging modality of the imaging system; an acquisition system so coupled to the signal processor as to collect the information extracted by the signal processor and information about an actual position of the translating table; the acquisition system being so configured as to produce projection data; and an image reconstructor so coupled to the acquisition system as to receive the projection data and reconstruct an image in response to the projection data; the image reconstructor being so configured as to reconstruct the image by: converting the computed polar or cylindrical image into a Cartesian image representation to thereby obtain a reconstructed image of the object.