Method for absorption correction of PET data and MR-PET system
US8768432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H30/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for combined magnetic resonance tomography and positron emission tomography imaging which is designed for recording PET image data of a person under examination from an examination area. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a scanning unit, embodied to scan a prespecified area of the person under examination and based on the scanning, to determine a contour of the person under examination for the prespecified area; and a processing unit, embodied, based on the contour determined, to carry out an absorption correction of PET data which has been recorded from the prespecified area of the person under examination. A method is also disclosed.
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