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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
Ralph Brinks, Hagen, DE;
Eike G. Gegenmantel, Aachen, DE;
Ralph Brinks, Hagen, DE;
Eike G. Gegenmantel, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A CT imaging system () generates structural data of a first FOV which is reconstructed by a CT reconstruction processor () into a CT image representation. A nuclear imaging system acquires functional data from a second FOV which is smaller than the first FOV. A first PET reconstruction processor () reconstructs the functional data into a PET image representation. A fusion processor () combines the PET image representation with a map extracted from the CT image representation to generate an extended FOV image representation. A spill-over correction unit () and a backscatter correction unit () derive spill-over correction data and backscatter correction data from the extended FOV image representation. A reconstruction processor () generates a spill-over and backscatter corrected functional image representation based on the spill-over correction data, the backscatter correction data, and the functional data.