Method of imaging by spect
CA 2383122 A1 · Owner: Van Dulmen, Adrianus A. · Inventors: Van Dulmen, Adrianus A.; Walrand, Stephan
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The invention relates to a method of imaging a target organ in a patient by SPECT, by using a gamma camera having a gamma detector and by computer , reconstructing the distribution of the radioactivity inside the patient's body from planar images, acquired along at least one linear orbit performed in a transverse direction, wherein said gamma detector is perpendicularly provided on its outer surface with a plurality of collimator septa in a mutually parallel arrangement and with at least one raised wall extending in the , longitudinal direction of the detector transversely positioned to said septa and with a substantial portion extending beyond said septa said wall and said , septa …
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- Filed January 10, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 10, 2021.
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