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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184889 | Reconstruction support regions for improving the performance of iterative SPECT reconstruction techniques A method for iterative reconstruction of tomographic images of an object of interest includes obtaining data corresponding to a field of view of a detector, processing the data to prepare a reconstruction support region corresponding to a region within the field of ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184876 | NNLS image reconstruction In an aspect, reconstructing an image object associated with an input data set, includes for each step, in a series of iteration steps, determining an updated object from an input object based on a data model of the input object, a weighting-factor data set, and a g... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173966 | Collimator storage apparatus integrated with patient support According to some embodiments, a patient support system for a nuclear medical imaging system is provided that includes: a patient support; a collimator storage unit located under the patient support; a first support means for supporting substantially all of the weig... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170855 | System for simulating PET gantry A system for simulating a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) gantry has a computer system having a bus system for receiving expansion cards, a mass data storage support system, the mass storage system being operable to store coincidence-event and tag packet data, an... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170354 | Systems and methods of inter-frame compression A system and method for rendering images, and performing operations such as windowing and leveling, when the parameters of a client appliance are known and rendering images when the parameters of a client appliance are unknown. The invention also considers the rende... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160340 | Reconstructing a tomographic image Tomographically reconstructing a 3D image object corresponding to a data set includes for each step in a series of iteration steps, determining an updated object by performing a combined operation, which includes performing an update operation for updating an input ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155415 | Extension of truncated CT images for use with emission tomography in multimodality medical images An apparatus and method for expanding the FOV of a truncated computed tomography (CT) scan. An iterative calculation is performed on the original CT image to produce an estimate of the image. The calculated estimate of the reconstructed image includes the original i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148697 | Implementation of colored wavelength shifters in phoswich detectors A phoswich device for determining depth of interaction (DOI) includes a first scintillator having a first scintillation decay time characteristic, a second scintillator having a second scintillation decay time characteristic substantially equal to the first scintill... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148694 | Realtime line of response position confidence measurement A PET event position calculation method using a combination angular and radial event map wherein identification of the radial distance of the event from the centroid of the scintillation crystal with which the event is associated as well as angular information is pe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143569 | Imaging system and method for tuning same A method of tuning an imaging system can include the steps of receiving photons at photo-multiplier units that are part of an array, determining an energy level for each of the photo-multiplier units based on events over a specific photo-multiplier unit and determin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136184 | Mitigation of brake failure A method and system for mitigations brake failure in a medical device. The method and system includes a motion system for at least one movable load. Each movable load has a drive, a controller for the drive, and a brake. The controller is adapted to monitor position... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8076646 | Burst-mode readout for solid state radiation detectors using partitioned pipeline architecture A partitioned pipeline read-out circuit architecture eliminates real-time constraints from off-chip read-out control electronics in a solid-state radiation detector system, so that an efficient decoupled architecture is possible. The front-end electronics includes a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065928 | Vented filter for automatic HPLC loop loading A vented filter is placed at the HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) loop entry port of an HPLC injector valve. The vented filter prevents the push gas used to deliver the crude radiolabeled product from over-pushing the liquid to waste. Push gas is vented... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8058601 | Determining a multimodal pixon map for tomographic-image reconstruction A computer-implemented method includes causing a computer system to execute instructions for providing a first data set and a second data set, each derived from a common object, providing a first tomographic image object associated with the first data set providing ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8014580 | Determining a pixon map for image reconstruction Determining a pixon map for pixon smoothing of an object based on a data set includes receiving the data set and an input object associated to the data set. Determining a pixon map further includes determining, in a series of steps, statistical objects for a set of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7844096 | Spatially localized noise adaptive smoothing of emission tomography images A method and system for spatially localized, noise-adaptive smoothing of filtered back-projection (FBP) nuclear images includes smoothing a FBP image on a pixel-by-pixel basis using a shift-invariant kernel such as a Gaussian kernel. The width of the kernel may be v... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839404 | Systems and methods of direct volume rendering A method and system of increasing the speed of a ray-casting algorithm for producing direct volume rendering images in the melt-through interaction mode. Since the viewing direction is not changed during a melt-through interaction, it is possible to reuse the sample... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831009 | Tantalum water target body for production of radioisotopes An apparatus for containing and cooling enriched water for the production of activated fluorine (18F). A target assembly includes internal cooling channels in which developed flow of a coolant removes the heat from the target liquid in the target chamber.... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827129 | Crystal lookup table generation using neural network-based algorithm A crystal lookup table used to define a matching relationship between a signal position of a detected event in a PET scanner and a corresponding detector pixel location is generated using a neural network-based algorithm, and is implemented by a FPGA. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825383 | Mobile camera for organ targeted imaging A mobile detector system for use in the detection of radiation photons. The detector system includes an exterior casing, having an internal area. The internal area has an interior periphery and an exterior periphery, at least one rail, at least one mobile camera, th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822251 | Variational approach on whole body SPECT/CT registration and zipping A method and a system for implementing the method for simultaneously registering and zipping a multiple scan whole body SPECT/CT image. The method includes the steps of simultaneously registering and zipping multiple input images and re-sampling the registered image... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7718436 | Method for multi-batch production of FDG A method of producing multiple batches of a radiopharmaceutical, such as FDG. The method includes the steps of transferring the appropriate liquids to a production apparatus, processing the liquids to produce the radiopharmaceutical, delivering the radiopharmaceutic... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7694610 | Photo-multiplier tube removal tool A tool is provided including a ratchet assembly including a handle grip and a socket; and a clamping assembly including a clamp with a notch; wherein the ratchet assembly is configured to be affixed to the clamping assembly so that a rotatable force applied to the h... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692800 | Multi-level light curtain with structure light sources and imaging sensors Systems and methods for detecting an obstruction in a detector surface fields are provided. In one respect, a set of lines may be projected over substantially a half of the detection area and may subsequently imaged and evaluated. Other embodiments may include a sec... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7379533 | Collision resolution in x-ray imaging systems A method and system for detecting a collision state between various elements of an x-ray imaging apparatus and/or a patient when they occur and resolving the collision state by reversing the movement of the x-ray imaging apparatus along the same path traveled which ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379532 | ECG-based rotational angiography for cardiology A C-arm X-ray system includes synchronized ECG gating for enhanced cardiac soft-tissue imaging. The system includes an X-ray source disposed on a C-arm for rotation in a circular path about a patient and configured to release X-ray radiation synchronously with an EC... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376478 | Achieving perceived reliability for repairable systems A method to achieve perceived reliability for repairable systems including goal setting of different phases of the product life cycle. The method includes consideration of a plurality of product life cycle phases to determine a plurality of failure rate multipliers ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 6791458 | Dual technology occupancy sensor and method for using the same A dual technology motion or occupancy sensor, and a method for using the same, to control a lighting circuit to activate and deactivate lights in a monitored area. The sensor employs an infrared energy sensor, a microwave energy sensor, and a controller. The infrare... | 09/14/2004 |
