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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
John C. Engdahl, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jinhun Joung, Algunquin, IL (US);
Samir Chowdhury, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John C. Engdahl, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jinhun Joung, Algunquin, IL (US);
Samir Chowdhury, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/02 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-pinhole collimator nuclear medical imaging detector divides a target object space into many non-overlapping areas and projects a minified image of each area onto a segmented detector, where each segment functions as an independent detector or imaging cell. Septa may be provided between the collimator and the detector, to physically isolate the segments.