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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Sharon Xiaorong Wang, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
James T. Chapman, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Ronald E. Malmin, Chicago, IL (US);
Trudy Dayle Rempel, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Fred E. Macciocchi, Huntley, IL (US);
James Frank Caruba, Bartlett, IL (US);
Sharon Xiaorong Wang, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
James T. Chapman, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Ronald E. Malmin, Chicago, IL (US);
Trudy Dayle Rempel, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Fred E. Macciocchi, Huntley, IL (US);
James Frank Caruba, Bartlett, IL (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
In some preferred embodiments, an apparatus is provided that facilitates correction, such as, e.g., linearity correction, in imaging devices, such as, e.g., scintillation cameras. In preferred embodiments, a mask is implemented that can produce images for locating the actual position of a nuclear event based on its apparent position with high accuracy and reliability. In the preferred embodiments, the mask includes a non-uniform array of apertures that can achieve this goal.