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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Alexander V. Stolin, Newport News, VA (US);
John E. Mckisson, Hampton, VA (US);
Seung Joon Lee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mark Frederick Smith, Catonsville, MD (US);
Alexander V. Stolin, Newport News, VA (US);
John E. McKisson, Hampton, VA (US);
Seung Joon Lee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mark Frederick Smith, Catonsville, MD (US);
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for image reconstruction of moving radionuclide distributions. Its particular embodiment is for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of awake animals, though its techniques are general enough to be applied to other moving radionuclide distributions as well. The invention eliminates motion and blurring artifacts for image reconstructions of moving source distributions. This opens new avenues in the area of small animal brain imaging with radiotracers, which can now be performed without the perturbing influences of anesthesia or physical restraint on the biological system.