Gamma Medica to use Pinhole SPECT developed by John Hopkins

Gamma Medica Inc. recently announced that it has licensed a breakthrough pinhole image reconstruction method for SPECT which has been developed by Dr. Benjamin Tsui and Dr. Yuchuam Wang of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
   
This 3-D image reconstruction method allows for fast processing of precise and high-resolution pinhole SPECT images. It is also applicable to high-resolution CT imaging in pre-clinical studies, Gamma Medica said.

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