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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas K. Lewellen, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
Robert S. Miyaoka, Shoreline, WA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas K. Lewellen, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
Robert S. Miyaoka, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/164 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved processing electronic hardware are disclosed that facilitate the efficient processing of PET system data, while enhancing accuracy and compatibility of PET systems with other analytical methods (e.g., magnetic resonance imaging). Improvements include the use of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for summing, by row, column, and diagonal, the output signals from an array of photodetectors in the PET system.