WO2007017773A3 - System and method for dual energy dynamic x-ray imaging - Google Patents

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WO2007017773A3
WO2007017773A3 PCT/IB2006/052410 IB2006052410W WO2007017773A3 WO 2007017773 A3 WO2007017773 A3 WO 2007017773A3 IB 2006052410 W IB2006052410 W IB 2006052410W WO 2007017773 A3 WO2007017773 A3 WO 2007017773A3
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A system and method for dual energy imaging in dynamic imaging sequences is disclosed. The system and method includes a x-ray source (204) configured for fast adaptation at different kV values of the x-ray source (204); a flat x-ray detector (202) having parallel signal integration and read-out; and a x-ray controller (206) in operable communication with the x-ray detector (202) and x-ray source (204). The detector (202) integrates a first signal corresponding to a first sub- image (300) at a first kV value (302), transfers the integrated first signal to a sample and hold node for each pixel and integrates a second signal corresponding to a second sub-image (304) at a second kV value (306). The detector (202) provides signal integration of the second sub- image (134) in parallel with read-out of the first sub-image from the sample and hold nodes. (300). The x-ray controller (206) controls generation of x-ray pulses in the x-ray source (204) and acquisition of images with the x-ray source (204) generating the x-ray pulses at different kV values on a millisecond timescale.
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