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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Chuanyong Bai, Poway, CA (US);
Richard L. Conwell, Del Mar, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chuanyong Bai, Poway, CA (US);
Richard L. Conwell, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/166 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image from a gamma camera, e.g., from a radiopharmaceutical, is corrected for scatter. The image is approximated by estimating the center of the organ and supposing a Guassian response that is scatter-corrected.