Patent ID: 8767910

Claim:
A system for acquiring image data of a subject with an imaging system, comprising: a gantry that completely annularly encompasses at least a portion of the subject; a source positioned within and movable relative to the gantry, the source responsive to a signal to output at least one pulse; a multi-row detector positioned within and movable relative to the gantry, the multi-row detector positionable into alignment with the source to detect the at least one pulse emitted by the source and set multi-row detector data based on the detected at least one signal; a flat panel detector positioned within and movable relative to the gantry, the flat panel detector positionable into alignment with the source to detect the at least one pulse emitted by the source and set flat panel detector data based on the detected at least one signal; and an image acquisition control module that sets the signal for the source and determines only one of the multi-row detector and the flat panel detector to detect the at least one pulse emitted by the source.