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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 06832278', 'Application No. 02716285', 'Application No. 06809851', 'Application No. 03810570', 'Application No. 03810570', 'Application No. 158442', 'Application No. 154323', 'Application No. 157007', 'Application No. 154323', 'Application No. 02716285', 'Application No. 1817689', 'Application No. 03810570', 'Application No. 03810570', 'Application No. 06832278', 'Application No. 06756259', 'Application No. 0', 'Application No. 01951883', 'Application No. 02716285', 'Application No. 01817689', 'Application No. 06832278', 'Application No. 01951883', 'Application No. 06832278', 'Application No. 01951883', 'Application No. 06809851', 'Application No. 06809851', 'Application No. 05803689']

Dynamic spect camera - Patent # 7968851 - PatentGenius
7968851 Dynamic spect camera
Application: 12/728,383
Inventors: Rousso; Benny (Rishon-LeZion, IL)
Ziv; Omer (Rechovot, IL)
Nagler; Michael (Tel-Aviv, IL)
Ben-Haim; Shlomo (London, GB)
Assignee: Spectrum Dynamics LLC (Orangeburg, NY)
U.S. Class: 250/370.09
Field Of Search: 387/98.8; 250/370.01; 382/289; 382/294
Foreign Patent Documents: 1516429; 19814199; 19815362; 0543626; 0697193; 0887661; 2031142; 06-109848; WO 92/00402; WO 99/03003; WO 99/30610; WO 99/39650; WO 00/10034; WO 00/18294; WO 00/22975; WO 00/31522; WO 01/89384; WO 02/16965; WO 02/058531; WO 2004/042546; WO 2005/067383; WO 2005/104939; WO 2005/118659; WO 2005/119025; WO 2006/042077; WO 2006/051531; WO 2006/075333; WO 2007/010534; WO 2007/010537; WO 2007/074467; WO 2008/010227; WO 2008/075362
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Abstract: A method of reconstruction of a radioactive emission image. The method comprises providing a first system of voxels for a region of interest, obtaining radioactive-emission data from the region of interest, performing a first reconstruction, based on the radioactive-emission data and the first system of voxels, to obtain a first image, correcting the first system of voxels, by aligning voxel boundaries with object boundaries, based on the first image; thus obtaining a second system of voxels, and performing a second reconstruction, based on the radioactive-emission data and the second system of voxels, thus obtaining a second image.
1. A method for anatomic construction of voxels, comprising: providing a structural image of a region of interest; constructing an anatomic system of voxels, for the regionof interest, in which voxel boundaries are aligned with boundaries of structural objects of the region of interest, based on the structural image; performing radioactive-emission imaging of the region of interest, utilizing the anatomic system ofvoxels; performing reconstruction of the radioactive-emission imaging, utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; and fitting the boundaries of the structural objects to parametric equations and utilizing the parametric equations in the constructing ofthe anatomic system of voxels.
9. A method for anatomic construction of voxels, comprising: providing a structural image of a region of interest; constructing an anatomic system of voxels, for the region of interest, in which voxel boundaries are aligned with boundaries ofstructural objects of the region of interest, based on the structural image; performing radioactive-emission imaging of the region of interest, utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; and performing reconstruction of the radioactive-emission imaging,utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; wherein the anatomic system of voxels includes voxels of varying volumes, depending on their anatomic position and relevance.
10. A method for anatomic construction of voxels, comprising: providing a structural image of a region of interest; constructing an anatomic system of voxels, for the region of interest, in which voxel boundaries are aligned with boundaries ofstructural objects of the region of interest, based on the structural image; performing radioactive-emission imaging of the region of interest, utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; performing reconstruction of the radioactive-emission imaging,utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; and time- binning of the radioactive emissions to time periods not greater than substantially 30 seconds.
11. A method for anatomic construction of voxels, comprising: providing a structural image of a region of interest; constructing an anatomic system of voxels, for the region of interest, in which voxel boundaries are aligned with boundaries ofstructural objects of the region of interest, based on the structural image; performing radioactive-emission imaging of the region of interest, utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; and performing reconstruction of the radioactive-emission imaging,utilizing the anatomic system of voxels; wherein the anatomic system of voxels includes voxels of varying volumes, depending on the relevance of their dynamic activity.
12. A method of reconstruction of a radioactive emission image, comprising: providing a first system of voxels for a region of interest; obtaining radioactive-emission data from the region of interest; performing a first reconstruction, basedon the radioactive-emission data and the first system of voxels, to obtain a first image; correcting the first system of voxels, by aligning voxel boundaries with object boundaries, based on the first image; thus obtaining a second system of voxels; performing a second reconstruction, based on the radioactive-emission data and the second system of voxels, thus obtaining a second image.
13. A dynamic SPECT camera configured for dynamically determining a spectral energy bin for each detecting unit, the camera comprising: an overall structure, which defines proximal and distal ends with respect to a body; a plurality ofdetecting unit; arranged on the overall structure and configured for detecting radioactive emissions in a spectral range between 10 KeV and 1 MeV; a spectral selection mechanism, for enabling a selection of a spectral energy bin to be used for eachdetecting unit, independently from the other detecting units; and a lookup system of recommended spectral energy bin values, as functions of at least one of a specific region of interest, an administered radiopharmaceutical, time since theadministration of the radiopharmaceutical, a view of the detecting unit with respect to the region of interest, and patient's details; wherein the spectral selection mechanism is further configured for dynamically determining the spectral energy bin foreach detecting unit, as functions of at least one of the specific region of interest, the administered radiopharmaceutical, the time elapsed since the administration of the radiopharmaceutical, the view of the detecting unit with respect to the region ofinterest, and patients' details, from the lookup system.
14. The dynamic SPECT camera of claim 13, wherein the spectral energy bin is designed to include a primary photon energy .+-.10%.
15. The dynamic SPECT camera of claim 13, wherein the spectral energy bin is designed to include a primary photon energy .+-.7%.
16. The dynamic SPECT camera of claim 13, wherein the spectral energy bin is designed to include a primary photon energy .+-.5%.
17. The dynamic SPECT camera of claim 13, and further including administering at least two radiopharmaceuticals and viewing a same region with different groups of detecting units, each group being configured for a different spectral energy bin,so as to view each radiopharmaceutical in the same region independently of the other.
19. The dynamic SPECT camera of claim 13, and further including: a first plurality of assemblies, arranged on the overall structure, forming an array of assemblies, each assembly comprising: a second plurality of the detecting units, each ofthe detecting units including: a single-pixel detector, for detecting radioactive emissions; and a dedicated collimator, attached to the single-pixel detector, at the proximal end thereof, for defining a solid collection angle .delta. for the detectingunit; and an assembly motion provider, configured for providing the assembly with individual assembly motion with respect to the overall structure, during the acquisition of radioactive-emission data for a tomographic image.
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