Tuned-Aperture Computed Tomography®

Tuned-Aperture Computed Tomography®, or TACT®, is a major advance in the field of three-dimensional (3-D) imaging that has been developed in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Webber at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. While other methods exist for creating a 3-D image from a series of 2-D images, TACT® is revolutionary in that the 2-D images can be taken from random angles and distances from the object of interest and still be reconstructed by TACT® into a 3-D image. The TACT trademark is owned by Wake Forest University. The TACT® technology is covered in-part by United States Patents 5,359,637, 5,668,844 and 6,081,577 which are owned by Wake Forest University. Certain medical applications of TACT® are exclusively licensed to GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare has developed the Delta 32 TACT® which creates 3-D images of the breast which aids in breast cancer screening and diagnosis.