Abstract: A blank for a container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a front panel, a first side panel, a rear panel and a second side panel. The blank includes a plurality of top flaps and a plurality of bottom flaps foldably connected to opposed edges of each of the first side panel, the second side panel, the front panel, and the rear panel. The plurality of bottom flaps includes a tray flap foldably connected to an edge of the front panel opposite the top flap, the tray flap being configured to fold toward and be adhered to a bird feeder tray defined by a line of weakness in the front panel.

Abstract: An expandable display system that has an expanded position for displaying products and a compact position for efficient shipment. The expandable display system includes a product tray and a graphic panel, with the graphic panel being configured to rotate around the product tray so that the expandable display system can move from the compact position to the expanded position and vice versa. In certain embodiments, the expandable display system includes a locking mechanism that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray when the graphic panel rotates around the product tray as the expandable display system moves from the compact position to the expanded position.

Abstract: A scan speed procedure and method wherein a minimum radiation exposure period is determined on an object by object basis for a transmission study. Two transmission scans are performed including a prescan followed by a second transmission scan phase. The first transmission prescan is performed using a radiation source over the object. This prescan is of a rapid and predetermined duration (Tp). A resultant count density associated with the object is then generated and examined. The portion having the smallest count density (Cm) is determined and a value (Co) representing the minimum required number of counts for transmission study is given. From the above, a transmission period (Ts) is determined by the system and the second transmission scan phase is performed for the duration Ts using a multi-pass scan phase.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting transmission information utilizing a large field of view of a detector and for collecting emission data using a small field of view window of the same detector. The system employs the large field of view of a scintillation detector in order to collect transmission data for the entire body being scanned. Such a technique improves the quantitative capability of emission data by acquiring non-truncated attenuation factors. The emission data of a small field of view window is collected so that high resolution image pixels are used for processing the emission data (e.g., of a particular body organ). Since a large field of view is used for collecting the transmission data, the imaging pixels for transmission data are of lower resolution than the emission data. The emission data can be collected using a roving zoom technique during an ECT scan.

Abstract: A mechanism and method for performing transmission and emission scanning sessions with two line sources and two detectors wherein two sliding transmission detection windows are employed to differentiate between transmission and emission photons. Transmission and emission data can be collected simultaneously. This system provides that the dual transmission detection windows are each associated with a particular line source and move in synchronization with the associated line source. Further, the two line sources and the two detector windows all move in synchronization in the direction of the long axis of the object being scanned and at any given position all are within a given spatial plane that is transverse to the long axis of the object. In this configuration, the system can effectively reduce the amount of cross-talk detected by a detector (e.g., cross-talk being scattered photon radiation detected by a given detector but not originating from the detector's associated line source).

Abstract: Radionuclide emission imaging is improved by correcting emission-transmission data for attenuation along calculated path lengths and through calculated basis material. X-ray transmission data are used to develop an attenuation map through an object which is then used in reconstructing an image based on emission data, Radiation detection circuitry is provided which has different operating modes in detecting the x-ray and emission photons passing through the object. An iterative process is used to reconstruct the radionuclide distribution using the radionuclide projection data and the attenuation map based on physical characteristics of the object being imaged. Subsets of the complete radionuclide projection data are used to reconstruct image subsets of the radionuclide distribution. The image subsets can be generated concurrently with the acquisition of the radionuclide projection data or following acquisition of all data.