Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2006-04-11
Porta, David (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
active
07026623
ABSTRACT:
A method of diagnostic imaging in a shortened acquisition time for obtaining a reconstructed diagnostic image of a portion of a body of a human patient who was administered with dosage of radiopharmaceutical substance radiating gamma rays, using SPECT. The method comprises acquiring photons emitted from said portion of the body, by means of a detector capable of converting the photons into electric signals, wherein the total time of photon acquiring is substantially shorter than the clinically acceptable acquisition time; processing said electric signals by a position logic circuitry and thereby deriving data indicative of positions on said photon detector crystal, where the photons have impinged the detector; andreconstructing an image of a spatial distribution of the pharmaceutical substance within the portion of the body by iteratively processing said data.
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Oaknin Jacob
Ohana Israel
Shwartz Shoulamit C.
Porta David
Saltamar Innovations
Taningco Marcus
Wertsberger Shalom
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