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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Lars A. Eriksson, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Michael E. Casey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Niraj K. Doshi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mehmet Aykac, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ronald Nutt, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lars A. Eriksson, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Michael E. Casey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Niraj K. Doshi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mehmet Aykac, Knoxville, TN (US);
Ronald Nutt, Knoxville, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for providing nuclear medical imaging, in particular positron emission tomography, wherein a panel detector including scintillation blocks with a light guide is attached thereto. The scintillation block is arranged to cover a plurality of photosensors in an N by N configuration where there are outer photosensors which share light information from adjacent scintillation blocks and at least one center photosensor which does not share light information from adjacent scintillation blocks.