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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Jun Moteki, Otawara, JP;
Kenta Moriyasu, Nasushiobara, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Moteki, Otawara, JP;
Kenta Moriyasu, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G01T 1/164 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2985 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/46 (2013.01); G01T 1/1647 (2013.01); G06K 9/36 (2013.01); G06T 11/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A positron emission computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector, a buffer, and a regulating unit. The detector detects annihilation radiation. The buffer stores therein event data generated based on an output signal from the detector. The regulating unit regulates the amount of the event data read from the buffer during a high count rate period of the events at which the annihilation radiation is detected.