Patent ID: 8837669

Claim:
A method of generating a stereo image of an object that is positioned within an imaging volume comprising: positioning the object within the imaging volume; selecting a first stationary X-ray source point; selecting a second stationary X-ray source point having a predetermined angle from the first stationary X-ray source point, wherein said angle is determined based upon a size of the object being scanned; activating the first stationary X-ray source point while the object remains stationary; detecting X-rays transmitted through the object being scanned using a first detector element positioned across the imaging volume and opposite the first stationary X-ray source point; activating the second stationary X-ray source point while the object remains stationary; detecting X-rays transmitted through the object being scanned using a second detector element positioned across the imaging volume and opposite the second stationary X-ray source point; generating a first image data set from the X-rays detected by the first detector element; generating a second image data set from the X-rays detected by the second detector element; and combining the first image data set and second image data set to produce the stereo image.