Abstract: An improved image acquisition system allows the angular displacement between two detectors to be adjusted between 90° and 180° to reduce the imaging time for both 360° and 180° scans. A patient table is displaced vertically and horizontally from a lateral axis to allow the body of a patient to be positioned next to the detectors and to improve resolution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 3, 2004
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Inventors:
Paul Hug, Horace H. Hines, Mark L. Lamp