SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT

• Main Authors: HASSAN, Mehadi, MANDERS, Adam, WEAR, James A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.03.2025
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

The present disclosure relates to a medical imaging system having an X-ray source, a detector and a processing system. The the X-ray source is collimated to produce a diverging beam of radiation and transmits X-rays through an object. The detector includes detector pixels arranged in at least one row and is operative to receive the X-ray energy of the X-rays after having passed through the object. The processing system is programmed to select an initial height of the object with respect to the X-ray source plane and determine an initial time delayed summation (TDS) shift frequency based on the initial height. The processing system performs a first scan of the object based on the TDS shift frequency and determines a new height of the object based on a beam angle and an overlap of adjacent images. A new TDS shift frequency is determined based on the new height of the object if the initial height and the new height are not substantially same. The processing system then performs a second scan of the object based on the new TDS shift frequency. The processing system is further programmed to generate an image of the object based on detected X-ray energy at the X-ray detector based on the first scan and the second scan.