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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2008
Diana Martin, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Günther Platsch, Röthenbach, DE;
Martin Requardt, Nürnberg, DE;
Sebastian Schmidt, Weisendorf, DE;
Kristin Schmiedehausen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Szimtenings, Bonn, DE;
Diana Martin, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Günther Platsch, Röthenbach, DE;
Martin Requardt, Nürnberg, DE;
Sebastian Schmidt, Weisendorf, DE;
Kristin Schmiedehausen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Szimtenings, Bonn, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining attenuation values for PET data of a patient. In at least one embodiment, the method includes detecting at least one accessory of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and detecting the position and/or alignment of the accessory by way of an imaging measuring method; comparing the detected accessory with data from a database; and assigning an attenuation map, which is contained in the database, to attenuation values of the detected accessory and adapting the attenuation map to the detected position and/or alignment of the accessory.