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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Jicun Hu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vladimir Y. Panin, Knoxville, TN (US);
Frank Kehren, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael E. Casey, Louisville, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for processing data for medical imaging are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a set of continuous bed motion (CBM) data from a first imaging modality. The set of CBM data includes a plurality of gating signals. A CBM normalization matrix is calculated. The CBM normalization matrix calculation includes the plurality of gating signals. An image is reconstructed from the CBM data and the CBM normalization matrix. The first imaging modality can be a PET imaging device.