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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Hua Qian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Glenville, NY (US);
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, London, GB;
Inventors:
Hua Qian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ravindra Mohan Manjeshwar, Glenville, NY (US);
Kris Filip Johan Jules Thielemans, London, GB;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/164 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for multiple scatter estimation in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) are provided. One method includes determining attenuation sinograms and determining a varying convolution kernel as a function of the attenuation sinograms, wherein the kernel varies in amplitude and width over a radial length of a PET imaging system. The method also includes using the varying convolution kernel to estimate multiple PET scatter.