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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Hans Vija, Evanston, IL (US);
Miesher Rodrigues, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/243 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); A61B 6/4258 (2013.01); A61B 6/4266 (2013.01); G01T 1/20182 (2020.05); H10F 39/022 (2025.01); H10F 39/1892 (2025.01);
Abstract
For larger FOV in a gamma camera, multiple solid-state detectors are tiled. The edge pixels of the pixelated detectors are smaller than interior pixels so that the pitch of the pixels or anodes is constant across the tiled detectors. The constant pitch occurs where pairs of edge pixels combined from different detectors contribute the pitch or area of an interior pixel. As a result of this optimized edge pixel pairing and corresponding regular pitch across the tiles, the spectral and other performance is less degraded.