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US 2021/0174560 A1Published application
Scatter correction for long axial fov
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsInki Hong, Ziad Burbar, Stefan B. Siegel
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for scatter correction includes receiving a nuclear imaging data set, generating a scatter-estimation from the nuclear imaging data set using a ring-specific singles countrate, and generating a clinical image incorporating the scatter-estimation.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a nuclear imaging data set;
- generating scatter-estimation of the nuclear imaging data set using a ring-specific singles countrate;
- and
- generating a clinical image incorporating the scatter-estimation.
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A system, comprising:
- a nuclear imaging scanner;
- and
- a computer configured to:
- receive a nuclear imaging data set from the nuclear imaging scanner;
- generate a scatter estimation of the nuclear imaging data set using a ring-specific singles countrate.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to cause a computer system to execute the steps of:
- receiving a nuclear imaging data set;
- generating a scatter-estimation of the nuclear imaging data set using a ring-specific singles countrate;
- and
- generating a clinical image incorporating the scatter-estimation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.