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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Roger E. Arseneau, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Frank Caruba, Bartlett, IL (US);
Michael E. Casey, Louisville, TN (US);
Mark Musrock, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Roger E. Arseneau, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Frank Caruba, Bartlett, IL (US);
Michael E. Casey, Louisville, TN (US);
Mark Musrock, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A data processing process and embodiment for optimizing the signal path for multi-modality imaging is described. The embodiment and process optimizes the signal to noise ratio in a positron emission tomography (PET) signal path utilizing scintillation crystals, avalanche photo diodes, and charge sensitive preamplifiers in a dual modality MRI/PET scanner. The dual use of both and analog pole zero circuit and a digital filter enables higher signal levels or a fixed ADC input range and thus a higher possible signal to noise ratio in the presence of significant pileup caused by high positron activity. The higher signal to noise ratio is needed in the PET signal architecture, because of the presence of non-modal time varying electromagnetic fields from the MR, which are a significant source of noise for the wideband PET signal modality.