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Method and apparatus to obtain limited angle tomographic images from stationary gamma cameras

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1840367

A nuclear imaging system and method for performing three-dimensional imaging of anatomical structures. The system and method includes two or more gamma ray detectors each used in combination with a variable-slant hole collimator. The detectors are positioned in close proximity to, or in contact with, the structure being imaged. The detectors remain in a stationary position during the data collection process. An imaging or reconstruction method is then used to reconstruct a three-dimensional image from the data derived from the detectors.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
Patent Number(s):
11,096,636
Application Number:
16/448,911
OSTI ID:
1840367
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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