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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Jerome Stephen Arenson, Haifa, IL;
Ofer Pinhasi, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniel Rubin, Haifa, IL;
Baruch Rosner, Haifa, IL;
Lev Greenberg, Haifa, IL;
Jerome Stephen Arenson, Haifa, IL;
Ofer Pinhasi, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniel Rubin, Haifa, IL;
Baruch Rosner, Haifa, IL;
Lev Greenberg, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
A system and apparatus for classifying x-ray energy into discrete levels include an imaging system comprising an x-ray source, a detector, and a DAS having a discriminator assembly configured to count photon hits in the detector. A computer causes the discriminator assembly to count photon hits in the detector having an energy level greater than or equal to first and second threshold levels during an imaging scan, wherein the second threshold level is distinct from the first threshold level. The computer further modifies the counted photon hits having an energy level greater than or equal to the first threshold level based on the counted photon hits having an energy level greater than or equal to the second threshold level and reconstructs an image based on the modified photon hits and based on the counted photon hits having an energy level greater than or equal to a second threshold level.