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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Jonathan Sachs, Haifa, IL;
Floribertus Philippus Martinus Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Lana Volokh, Haifa, IL;
Yaron Hefetz, Herzeliya, IL;
Jonathan Sachs, Haifa, IL;
Floribertus Philippus Martinus Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Lana Volokh, Haifa, IL;
Yaron Hefetz, Herzeliya, IL;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates various approaches for removing or reducing the effects of out-of-field sources of radiation if emission tomography applications. In certain embodiments, a plurality of measured views are acquired about an organ or region of interest. The measured views may be reconstructed to form an image and the image may be used in a cleaning or correction process that allows generation of a final image having reduced or eliminated artifacts attributable to out-of-field source effects.