PROCESSING EVENT DATA IN PET IMAGING

A positron emission tomography imaging system (100) includes a plurality of detector elements (1301..i) and a plurality of compute elements (1401..j). Each compute element (1401..j) comprises one or more of the detector elements (1301..i), and the compute elements (1401..j) are arranged around the b...

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Main Authors MUELHENS, OLIVER, FRACH, THOMAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.06.2024
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:A positron emission tomography imaging system (100) includes a plurality of detector elements (1301..i) and a plurality of compute elements (1401..j). Each compute element (1401..j) comprises one or more of the detector elements (1301..i), and the compute elements (1401..j) are arranged around the bore (110) of the PET imaging system. Each compute element (1401..j) includes a first communication path (1601..j) coupling the compute element to an adjacent compute element in a5circumferential direction around the bore, and a second communication path (1701..e) coupling the compute element to a non-adjacent compute element in the circumferential direction. Each computeelement (1401..j) includes a processor configured to receive the event data generated by its one or more detector elements (1301..i), and to communicate the event data to the processor of its adjacent computeelement, and to the processor of its non-adjacent compute element, via its first communication path10(1601..j), and via its second communication path (1701..j), respectively.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202218562413