US 12,290,388 B2
Computed tomography (CT) imaging system, radiation imaging system, and method of acquiring CT imaging data
James Lawrence Begelman, Evanston, IL (US); Kevin Zimmerman, Sturtevant, WI (US); Thomas Labno, Palatine, IL (US); John Baumgart, Hoffman Estates, IL (US); Akira Nishijima, Nasushiobara (JP); and Takashi Ohshima, Sakura (JP)
Assigned to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara (JP)
Filed by CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Tochigi (JP)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/820,446.
Application 17/820,446 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/499,720, filed on Oct. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,921,058.
Prior Publication US 2023/0110667 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/032 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4241 (2013.01); G01T 1/2985 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-tomography (CT) imaging system, comprising:
an imaging data acquisition structure, comprising:
a detector section comprising a plurality of detector elements configured to convert radiation into electric signals that carry imaging data;
an aggregation section configured to aggregate the imaging data carried by the electric signals from the detector section; and
a storage section arranged in a manner corresponding to the detector elements regarding an output from the detector section and an input to the aggregation section, wherein the storage section comprises a plurality of non-volatile memories configured to store the imaging data from the detector elements, and wherein each non-volatile memory of the plurality of non-volatile memories is configured to simultaneously store the imaging data of multiple images from a respective one or more of the plurality of detector elements.