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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Jinghan YE, Fremont, CA (US);
Hongjie Liang, San Jose, CA (US);
John Vesel, Kirtland, OH (US);
David Sowards-emmerd, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lingxiong Shao, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jody L. Garrard, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Jinghan Ye, Fremont, CA (US);
Hongjie Liang, San Jose, CA (US);
John Vesel, Kirtland, OH (US);
David Sowards-Emmerd, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lingxiong Shao, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jody L. Garrard, Elk Grove, CA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of image reconstruction attenuation correction in PET or SPECT cardiac imaging is provided. A volumetric attenuation imaging scan by an X-ray source may be used to generate a gamma ray attenuation map. The volumetric attenuation imaging scan may be randomized, and may be performed while the imaged subject is breathing.