Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Ahmed, Samir (Department: 2623)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S168000, C128S922000, C250S363030, C378S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06915004
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods for three dimensional image reconstruction from data acquired in a positron emission tomograph (PET). This invention uses a parallel/pipelined architecture for processing the acquired data as it is acquired from the scanner. The asynchronously acquired data is synchronously stepped through the stages performing histogramming, normalization, transmission/attenuation, Mu image reconstruction, attenuation correction, rebinning, image reconstruction, scatter correction, and image display.
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Casey Michael E.
Luk Wing K.
Newport Danny F.
Reed Johnny H.
Ahmed Samir
Bhatnagar Anand
CTI PET Systems, Inc.
Pitts & Brittian P.C.
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