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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Jefferson Science Associates, Llc, Newport News, VA (US);
Brian Kross, Yorktown, VA (US);
Andrew Weisenberger, Yorktown, VA (US);
Ben Welch, Hampton, VA (US);
David Gilland, Gainesville, FL (US);
Seung Joon Lee, Poquoson, VA (US);
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC, Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
A nuclear imaging system and method for performing three-dimensional imaging of anatomical structures. The system and method includes two or more gamma ray detectors each used in combination with a variable-slant hole collimator. The detectors are positioned in close proximity to, or in contact with, the structure being imaged. The detectors remain in a stationary position during the data collection process. An imaging or reconstruction method is then used to reconstruct a three-dimensional image from the data derived from the detectors.