Method for reducing nuclear medicine scanning time

Details Method for reducing nuclear medicine scanning time Method for reducing nuclear medicine scanning time

2005-09-29

2008-08-05

Porta, David P. (Department: 2884)

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

With or including a luminophor

Reexamination Certificate

active

07408162

ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing the scanning time of SPECT broadly includes determining a physical characteristic of an object within a radiation field, calculating an optimal starting angle of at least two detectors based on the physical characteristic of the object and a trajectory of the at least two detectors such that the geometric efficiency of the detectors along the trajectory can be maximized, angularly displacing the detectors based on the calculated optimal starting angle, scanning the object within the field to detect one or more gamma photons emanating from the object, and preparing an image from the one or more detected gamma photons. Preferably, the physical characteristic of the object is its location within the field, but can include properties such as signal to noise ratio, shape of the object, etc.

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