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System and method for whole body continuous bed motion PET scanning with bi-directional data acquisition modes

US11103199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jicun Hu · Knoxville, US
Vladimir Y. Panin · Knoxville, US
Anne M. Smith · Lenoir City, US
William Curtis Howe · Walworth, US
Vijay Shah · Sayla, IN
Frank Kehren · Knoxville, US
Michael E. Casey · Knoxville, US
Matthew Baker · Franklin, US
Bernard Bendriem · Knoxville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2018
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2211/412
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of conducting a multi-pass dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) scans using continuous bed motion (CBM) mode is disclosed where the method involves acquiring PET sinogram data using CBM mode as the patient bed is moving in a first direction; acquiring PET sonogram data using CBM mode as the patient bed is moving in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction; and reconstructing 3-D PET image from the acquired PET sonogram data.

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