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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Guilderland, NY (US);
Floribertus Philippus Martinus Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Charles William Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Guilderland, NY (US);
Floribertus Philippus Martinus Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Charles William Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
The General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/164 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing scatter correction in a positron emission tomography (PET) system are provided. The method includes determining a look-up table of scatter sinograms during a PET acquisition scan period. The method further includes scatter correcting acquired scan data obtained during the PET acquisition scan period.