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Nakamura T, Kudo H: Derivation and implementation of ordered-subsets algorithms for list-mode PET data, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record: 1950-1954, 2005 Tanaka E, Kudo H: Subset-dependent relaxation in block-iterative algorithms for image reconstruction in emission tomography. In: Phys Med Biol 48, 1405-1422, 2003 高橋悠,山谷泰賀,小林哲哉,他 :近接撮影型DOI-PETの画像再構成における観測系モデルの検討.JAMIT AnnualMeeting 2006 講演予稿集,OP10-7 H. Tonami, K. Kitamura, M. Satoh, T. Tsuda, and Y. Kumazawa, "Sophisticated 32×32×4-Layer DOI Detector for High Resolution PEM Scanner," IEEE Medical Imaging Conference Record, pp. 3803-3807, 2007.
すなわち、この発明のポジトロンCT装置は、被検体内に投与されたポジトロン放射性薬剤から放出される放射線を検出して電気信号を出力する複数の検出器と、前記電気信号に基づいて、2つの前記検出器において放射線が同時観測されたことを検出する同時計数回路と、前記同時計数回路の出力に基づいて、システム行列を算出するシステム行列算出手段と、当該システム行例に基づいて、前記ポジトロンの分布画像を画像として生成する再構成手段とを有するポジトロンCT装置であって、前記同時計数する2つの検出器を結ぶ仮想上の直線である同時計数LORと画素との交叉範囲を求める交叉範囲算出手段を更に有し、前記システム行列算出手段は、前記交叉範囲に含まれる前記システム行列中の要素を演算することによりシステム行列を求めることを特徴とするものである。
10 … 交叉範囲算出部
11 … システム行列算出部
12 … 再構成部
Li … i番目のLOR
A´ … (交叉範囲を示す)保持用配列
aij … 確率(システム行列中の要素)
νj … ボクセル
HEX … 平行六面体
M … 被検体
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- 被検体内に投与されたポジトロン放射性薬剤から放出される放射線を検出して電気信号を出力する複数の検出器と、前記電気信号に基づいて、2つの前記検出器において放射線が同時観測されたことを検出する同時計数回路と、前記同時計数回路の出力に基づいて、システム行列を算出するシステム行列算出手段と、当該システム行例に基づいて、前記ポジトロンの分布画像を画像として生成する再構成手段とを有するポジトロンCT装置であって、前記同時計数する2つの検出器を結ぶ仮想上の直線である同時計数LORと画素との交叉範囲を求める交叉範囲算出手段を更に有し、前記システム行列算出手段は、前記交叉範囲に含まれる前記システム行列中の要素を演算することによりシステム行列を求めることを特徴とするポジトロンCT装置。
- 請求項1に記載のポジトロンCT装置において、前記画素は3次元のボクセルからなり、前記交叉範囲算出手段は、前記LOR両端にある前記検出器に外接する平行六面体で近似して3次元の前記交叉範囲を求めることを特徴とするポジトロンCT装置。
- 請求項2に記載のポジトロンCT装置において、前記平行六面体を形成する各々の面が長方形あるいは正方形であることを特徴とするポジトロンCT装置。
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