Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Patent
1990-07-09
1992-10-13
Fields, Carolyn E.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
25036304, 378 5, G01T 1164, G01T 1166
Patent
active
051553651
ABSTRACT:
Radionuclide emission imaging is improved by correcting emission transmission data for attenuation along calculated path lengths and through calculated basis material. Single or dual energy projector data can be simultaneously obtained with radionuclide emission data to improve localization of radionuclide uptake. Dual energy x-ray projection techniques are used to calculate the path lengths and basis material (bone, tissue, fat). The radionuclide emission data and the transmitted x-ray data are simultaneously obtained using an energy selective photon detector whereby problems of misregistration are overcome. The dual-energy x-ray projection data are utilized to determine material-specific properties and are recombined into an effectively monoenergetic image, eliminating inaccuracies in material property estimation due to beam hardening. Use of a single instrument for simultaneous data collection also reduces technician time and floor space in a hospital.
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Product Literature--Imagine . . . 4 pages, M&SE Polyscan, Medical & Scientific Enterprises, Inc., Sudbury, Mass.
Cann Christopher E.
Gingold Eric L.
Hasegawa Bruce H.
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