Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Positron CT apparatus and a reconstruction method
- Patent Title (中): 正电子CT装置和重建方法
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Application No.: US13980865Application Date: 2012-02-15
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Publication No.: US08975587B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Yoshihiro Yamada
- Applicant: Yoshihiro Yamada
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2011-052952 20110310
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/000992 WO 20120215
- International Announcement: WO2012/120791 WO 20120913
- Main IPC: G01T1/164
- IPC: G01T1/164 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B6/03 ; G01T1/29 ; A61B6/00

Abstract:
When calculating a system matrix (detection probability), adjustment is made by fitting a point spread function (PSF) expressed by a Gauss function to a profile of count values of radiation with respect to a distance from a point source which emits radiation of the same type as the positron-emitting drug, and a distance range of the above PSF is adjusted for each layer in a depth direction of gamma-ray detectors indicating an incident direction in which the radiation strikes. By calculating the system matrix (detection probability) after adjusting the distance range of the function for each layer, improvement can be made in image quality of a reconstructed image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130299708A1 POSITRON CT APPARATUS AND A RECONSTRUCTION METHOD Public/Granted day:2013-11-14
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