Patent ID: 8058625
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of nuclear imaging, the method comprising: in a pre-scan, detecting radiation emitted from a patient in a first plurality of viewing angles including at least a first viewing angle and a second viewing angle; generating nuclear data from the detected radiation; reconstructing a first nuclear event distribution from the nuclear data; selecting a region of interest; determining a first signal-to-noise ratio of the first nuclear event distribution within the region of interest; selecting a second plurality of viewing angles not including the first viewing angle; reconstructing a second nuclear event distribution from the nuclear data associated with the second plurality of viewing angles; determining a second signal-to-noise ratio of the second nuclear event distribution within the region of interest; determining that the second signal-to-noise ratio is greater than or equal to the first signal-to-noise ratio; and nuclear imaging the patient by detecting nuclear data based on a nuclear imaging process that is based on the second plurality of viewing angles.