Spatial resolution in molecular and radiological imaging

An apparatus for generating a high-resolution image of a structure comprising:

• a system through which photons pass and are spread over a large detector area;
• a detector in communication with said system, said detector array configured to accommodate and receive the photons over a large detector;
• and
• a processor providing a high-resolution image.

A method of generating a high-resolution image of an anatomic structure comprising:

• passing photons through a portion of the human body wherein some of said photons exit said portion of the human body;
• passing said photons that exit said portion of the human body through a device that diverges said photons in a trajectory towards a photon detector;
• and
• generating a high resolution image of the portion of the human body.

A method of generating a high-resolution image of an anatomic structure comprising:

• generating a first group of photons at a first location with a first trajectory;
• placing a portion of the anatomic structure in the path of said first group photons at a second location;
• placing a diverging device at a third location wherein said diverging device causes said first group of photons that pass through said portion of the human body take on a second trajectory;
• detecting said first group of photons on a photon detector at a fourth location;
• and
• generating a high resolution image of the portion of the human body.

A method of generating a high resolution image of an anatomic structure of human body comprising:

• generating photons with a first trajectory;
• placing a portion of the anatomic structure of the human body in a path of the said photons;
• and
• placing a device in said path of said photons wherein said device performs the steps comprising:
• altering the first trajectory of said photons;
• and
• spreading said photons over a large region of the detector.

A method of providing high resolution imaging of an anatomic structure of a human body comprising:

• generating photons with a first divergence;
• placing the anatomic structure of the human body in a path of said photons;
• and
• placing a device in said path of said photons wherein said device causes said photons to have a second divergence wherein said second divergence is different from said first divergence;
• detecting said photons on a photon detector;
• and
• generating a high resolution image of the portion of the human body.

An apparatus for providing high resolution imaging of a human body comprising:

• an X-ray tube;
• a device that causes X-ray photons that pass through the body to diverge;
• and
• a large detector.

An apparatus for providing high resolution imaging of a structure comprising:

• a rotatable X-ray tube;
• a device that causes X-ray photons that pass through the structure to diverge;
• a large detector;
• and
• a processor that performs computed tomography.

A method comprising:

• placing a patient in a scanner with a detector and a lens system wherein said lens system is spatially separated from said detector;
• plotting said detectors, said lens system and said patient in a single coordinate system;
• plotting known points on detectors based on coincidence detection on said single coordinate system;
• using laws of refraction and systems of equations to solve fora trajectory of photon paths;
• and
• generating a resulting PET data set.