System and method for tomography combining single and paired photons
First Claim
1. A method for producing an image comprising:
- obtaining measurement data for a coincidence photon event;
generating a line projector function based on the obtained measurement data;
obtaining additional measurement data for a single detected photon from an event other than the coincidence photon event;
generating a cone-surface projector function based on the additional measurement data;
combining data from said generated line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function;
reconstructing an image using said combined data from said line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for producing an image. Measurement data is obtained for a coincidence photon event, and a line projector function is generated based on the obtained measurement data. Additional measurement data is obtained for a single photon event, and a cone-surface projector function is generated based on the additional measurement data. An image is reconstructed using the generated line projector function and the generated cone-surface projector function. In another example method for producing an image, a measurement is obtained, and a projector function is generated using the obtained measurement. The generated projector function is modified based on an a priori image. An image is reconstructed using the modified projector function.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for producing an image comprising:
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obtaining measurement data for a coincidence photon event; generating a line projector function based on the obtained measurement data; obtaining additional measurement data for a single detected photon from an event other than the coincidence photon event; generating a cone-surface projector function based on the additional measurement data; combining data from said generated line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function; reconstructing an image using said combined data from said line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for radiation-based imaging comprising:
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a plurality of 3-D detectors disposed with respect to a source of emitted photons to receive the emitted photons and produce interactions, the interactions detecting at least coincidence photons from a coincidence photon event and, additionally, single detected photons from events other than the coincidence photon event; an image generator coupled to said plurality of 3-D detectors to receive a position and energy for the produced interactions and reconstruct an image; said image generator being configured to generate a line projector function based on the detected coincidence photons and a cone-surface projector function based on the additional single detected photons, combine data from the generated line projector function and the generated cone-surface projector function, and reconstruct an image using the combined data from the generated line projector function and the cone-surface projector function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An image generator comprising:
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a computing device configured to perform a method comprising; obtaining measurement data for a coincidence photon event; generating a line projector function based on the obtained measurement data; obtaining additional measurement data for a single detected photon from an event other than the coincidence photon event; generating a cone-surface projector function based on the additional measurement data; combining data from said generated line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function; and reconstructing an image using said combined data from said line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An apparatus for controlling a computing device comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-readable instructions that, when read, cause a computer to perform a method comprising; obtaining measurement data for a coincidence photon event; generating a line projector function based on the obtained measurement data; obtaining additional measurement data for a single detected photon from an event other than the coincidence photon event; generating a cone-surface projector function based on the additional measurement data; combining data from said generated line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function; and reconstructing an image using said combined data from said line projector function and said generated cone-surface projector function. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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