SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230320686A1
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17658715

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Methods and systems are provided for increasing a quality of computed tomography (CT) images generated by a CT system by altering a shape of a focal spot of an X-ray emitter of the CT system. In one embodiment, a method comprises controlling the CT system to focus a beam of electrons generated by a cathode of the CT system at a plurality of focal spots on a surface of an target of the CT system; generating a composite focal spot from the plurality of focal spots; and obtaining projection data of the CT system with the composite focal spot. For example, two focal spots may be combined to generate the composite focal spot. By combining focal spots to generate composite focal spots, a quality of a resulting view produced by the CT system may be increased.

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GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC3000 N GRANDVIEW BLVD WAUKESHA WI 53188

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lemaitre, Sergio Whitefish Bay, US 48 728
Lemminger, Ryan J New Berlin, US 2 0
Poincloux, Dominique Buc, FR 13 44
Thibault, Jean-Baptiste Waukesha, US 52 711
Utschig, Michael J Wauwatosa, US 5 72
Wiedmann, Uwe Clifton Park, US 50 182

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