Apparatus and methods for evaluating operation of pixelated detectors
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1. A method for identifying noisy pixels in a pixelated detector, the method comprising:
- obtaining data values for each of a plurality of pixels of a pixelated detector;
determining a data consistency metric for each of the plurality of detector pixels;
identifying, using the determined data consistency metric, any detector pixels that exceed an acceptance criterion as noisy pixels; and
confirming an identified detector pixel when an energy spectrum for the identified pixel is not consistent with a measured gamma radiation, wherein the energy spectrum of each detector pixel is compared to that of adjacent good pixels or that of the entire detector.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods for evaluating the operation of pixelated detectors are provided. The method includes obtaining data values for each of a plurality of pixels of a pixelated detector and determining a data consistency metric for each of the plurality of detector pixels. The method further includes identifying, using the determined data consistency metric, any detector pixels that exceed an acceptance criterion as noisy pixels.
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1. A method for identifying noisy pixels in a pixelated detector, the method comprising:
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obtaining data values for each of a plurality of pixels of a pixelated detector; determining a data consistency metric for each of the plurality of detector pixels; identifying, using the determined data consistency metric, any detector pixels that exceed an acceptance criterion as noisy pixels; and confirming an identified detector pixel when an energy spectrum for the identified pixel is not consistent with a measured gamma radiation, wherein the energy spectrum of each detector pixel is compared to that of adjacent good pixels or that of the entire detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for dynamically detecting and disabling noisy pixels in a pixelated detector, the method comprising:
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using at least one statistical measure to identify a detector pixel that is not operating properly; and correcting the identified detector pixel wherein the correcting comprises permanently disabling detector pixels that are identified more than a threshold amount of times as not operating properly. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A diagnostic imaging system comprising:
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at least one pixelated detector including a plurality of pixels and configured to acquire photon data; and a detector processor configured to identify any of the plurality of detector pixels for which the detected number of photons exceeds a statistical acceptance criterion as compared to other detector pixels of the plurality of pixels to determine noisy pixels, wherein an identified detector pixel is confirmed when an energy spectrum for the identified pixel is not consistent with a measured gamma radiation, and wherein the energy spectrum of each detector pixel is compared to that of adjacent good pixels or that of the entire detector. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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