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Systems and methods for determining a zero baseline value of a channel from a detector device

US8754376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2010
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/5258
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A representative method for determining a zero baseline value of a channel from a detector device of a nuclear medicine imagining system to allow for correction caused by noise or interference on the detector device includes calculating a first value of a baseline based on a first sample of analog electrical signals from analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) coupled to the detector device; comparing a predetermined value with the first value of the baseline; determining whether there is a small change between the predetermined value and the first value of the baseline; and responsive to determining that the small change exists, adjusting the baseline of the ADCs by a fraction of the small change based on the comparison between the predetermined value and the first value of the baseline.

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