Eric L Gingold

Title: Eric L. Gingold and His Contribution to Emission-Transmission Imaging

Introduction

Eric L. Gingold is an inventor associated with Oakland, California. His work includes a patent for an imaging system designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of radionuclide emission imaging.

Latest Patents

Gingold is credited with 1 patent: “Emission-Transmission Imaging System Using Single Energy and Dual Energy.” The invention combines radionuclide emission data with single- or dual-energy X-ray projection data, collected simultaneously using an energy-selective photon detector. It uses calculated path lengths and basis materials, such as bone, tissue, and fat, to correct for attenuation and improve localization of radionuclide uptake. The dual-energy data can also be recombined into an effectively monoenergetic image, helping reduce errors caused by beam hardening. Collecting both types of data with one instrument can also reduce technician time and hospital floor-space requirements.

Career Highlights

Gingold’s patent addresses challenges in combining emission and transmission imaging, including attenuation correction and image misregistration. Its approach brings complementary imaging data together in a single system.

Collaborations

The patent lists Christopher E. Cann and Bruce H. Hasegawa among Gingold’s coworkers, reflecting collaboration in the development of the imaging technology.

Conclusion

Eric L. Gingold’s patented imaging system combines emission and dual-energy X-ray data to support more accurate radionuclide imaging while streamlining data collection.