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Patent US8111886 - Reconstruction stabilizer and active vision - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for stabilizing the reconstruction of an imaged volume is presented. The method includes the steps of performing an analysis of the reliability of reconstruction of a radioactive-emission density distribution of the volume from radiation detected over a specified set of views, and defining modifications...http://www.google.com/patents/US8111886?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8111886 - Reconstruction stabilizer and active visionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8111886 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/988,926PCT numberPCT/IL2006/000840Publication dateFeb 7, 2012Filing dateJul 19, 2006Priority dateJul 19, 2005Also published asEP1908011A2, EP1908011A4, EP1908011B1, US20090190807, WO2007010537A2, WO2007010537A3Publication number11988926, 988926, PCT/2006/840, PCT/IL/2006/000840, PCT/IL/2006/00840, PCT/IL/6/000840, PCT/IL/6/00840, PCT/IL2006/000840, PCT/IL2006/00840, PCT/IL2006000840, PCT/IL200600840, PCT/IL6/000840, PCT/IL6/00840, PCT/IL6000840, PCT/IL600840, US 8111886 B2, US 8111886B2, US-B2-8111886, US8111886 B2, US8111886B2InventorsBenny Rousso, Eli Dichterman, Omer Ziv, Shlomo Ben-HaimOriginal AssigneeSpectrum Dynamics LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (314), Referenced by (4), Classifications (29), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetReconstruction stabilizer and active vision
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