Systems and methods for signal processing in molecular imaging
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Depth-of-interaction in an imaging device
US8933409B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8933409-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213549638-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A method ( 70 ) of operation of a PET scanner ( 10 ) that determines the depth of interaction of the annihilation photons within the scintillator ( 32 ) in localizing a temporal photon pair along a line of response (LOR).
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of determining the position of annihilation photon pairs along a line of response in a PET scanner, comprising the steps of: a capturing annihilation photons by a scintillator of the scanner; b converting, by the scintillator, the captured annihilation photons into optical photons; c collecting the optical photons by a photosensor of the scanner, each photon having a respective arrival time to the photosensor; d producing an electrical signal…
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- What does patent US8933409B2 cover?
- A method ( 70 ) of operation of a PET scanner ( 10 ) that determines the depth of interaction of the annihilation photons within the scintillator ( 32 ) in localizing a temporal photon pair along a line of response (LOR).
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- Siegel Stefan B, Mintzer Robert A, Siemens Medical Solutions
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- Primary CPC classification G01T1/2985. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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