METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING TIME OF FLIGHT INFORMATION TO DETECT AND CORRECT FOR MOTION IN IMAGING SCANS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING TIME OF FLIGHT INFORMATION TO DETECT AND CORRECT FOR MOTION IN IMAGING SCANS

In accordance with one aspect of the invention a method and apparatus for utilizing time of flight information to detect motion during a medical imaging acquisition, such as a PET imaging acquisition, is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for detecti...

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Hauptverfasser: KOLTHAMMER, Jeffrey, MANIAWSKI, Piotr, J, OLIVIER, Patrick
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:In accordance with one aspect of the invention a method and apparatus for utilizing time of flight information to detect motion during a medical imaging acquisition, such as a PET imaging acquisition, is provided. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for detecting and correcting for respiratory motion and cardiac motion in medical images, such as PET images, is provided.