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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Shekhar Dwivedi, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Venudhar Rao Hajari, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/161 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/161 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/5211 (2013.01); G01T 1/2985 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diagnostic imaging system utilizing a reduced crystal design pattern is utilized to image a subject and collect event data. The reduced crystal design pattern includes filled crystal locations and empty crystal locations. A processor accounts for empty crystal locations by selecting windows that include nearest neighbor filled crystal locations. The nearest neighbor filled crystal locations include event data which is averaged by the processor and assigned to the empty crystal location. A weighted average based on distance or event strength is incorporated.