Method for image reconstruction of moving radionuclide source distribution
US8335363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2211/424
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for image reconstruction of moving radionuclide distributions. Its particular embodiment is for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of awake animals, though its techniques are general enough to be applied to other moving radionuclide distributions as well. The invention eliminates motion and blurring artifacts for image reconstructions of moving source distributions. This opens new avenues in the area of small animal brain imaging with radiotracers, which can now be performed without the perturbing influences of anesthesia or physical restraint on the biological system.
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