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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Ray S. Xu, Algonquin, IL (US);
Robert Peter Hurley, Iii, Streamwood, IL (US);
James T. Chapman, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ray S. Xu, Algonquin, IL (US);
Robert Peter Hurley, III, Streamwood, IL (US);
James T. Chapman, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A47B 13/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); H05G 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reference height calibration procedure obtains a reference error value, which can be used to adjust a height calibration parameter for registering the fields of view (FOVs) of the modules of a multi-modality medical imaging system such as a SPECT-CT imaging system.