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Patent US7968851 - Dynamic spect camera - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA 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...http://www.google.com/patents/US7968851?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7968851 - Dynamic spect cameraAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7968851 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/728,383Publication dateJun 28, 2011Filing dateMar 22, 2010Priority dateJan 13, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20100245354Publication number12728383, 728383, US 7968851 B2, US 7968851B2, US-B2-7968851, US7968851 B2, US7968851B2InventorsBenny Rousso, Omer Ziv, Michael Nagler, Shlomo Ben-HaimOriginal AssigneeSpectrum Dynamics LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (219), Non-Patent Citations (228), Referenced by (39), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDynamic spect camera
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