Diversity processing of coincidence data

Details Diversity processing of coincidence data Diversity processing of coincidence data

2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Porta, David (Department: 2884)

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C250S363030

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10971745

ABSTRACT:
In a PET scanner, a method for processing coincidence data includes associating a selected portion of the coincidence data with one of a plurality of subspaces of a coincidence space; deriving, from the coincidence data associated with subspace, a contribution to be used in forming an image; and weighting the contribution by an amount that depends on a likelihood that the coincidence data associated with that subspace includes data indicative of trues.

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