Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-23
2010-12-07
Bella, Matthew C (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C378S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07848557
ABSTRACT:
Methods are provided for recovering component signals or estimates of component signals from combined signals of multiple tracers in the context of imaging multiple PET tracers, a single tracer injected repeatedly, or a combination of tracers using multiple-timepoint or dynamic scanning, where the tracer administrations are simultaneous or staggered in time such that some or all of the PET timeframes, images, data, and/or datasets contain overlapping signals from more than one of the tracer administrations.
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Black Noel F.
DiBella Edward V. R.
Kadrmas Dan J.
Rust Thomas C.
Ballard Spahr LLP
Bella Matthew C
Nakhjavan Shervin
University of Utah Research Foundation
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