发明申请
- 专利标题: INTEGRATED SPECT IMAGING AND ULTRASOUND THERAPY SYSTEM
- 专利标题(中): 一体化SPECT成像和超声治疗系统
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申请号: US12520432申请日: 2007-12-19
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公开(公告)号: US20100016765A1公开(公告)日: 2010-01-21
- 发明人: Christopher S. Hall , Shunmugavelu Sokka , Balasundara I. Raju
- 申请人: Christopher S. Hall , Shunmugavelu Sokka , Balasundara I. Raju
- 申请人地址: NL Eindhoven
- 专利权人: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
- 当前专利权人: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
- 当前专利权人地址: NL Eindhoven
- 国际申请: PCT/IB07/55240 WO 20071219
- 主分类号: A61N7/00
- IPC分类号: A61N7/00 ; A61M5/00 ; G01T1/164 ; G01T1/20
摘要:
A method and apparatus for the integration of an ultrasound transducer with a SPECT imaging system is disclosed. The ultrasound transducer allows the delivery of particle-born drug therapies or thermally active therapies at the same site detected with SPECT imaging. The system includes a SPECT imaging subsystem; an ultrasound transducer for producing a signal representative of applied ultrasound and signally coupled to the SPECT imaging subsystem; and co-registering means for co-registering the signal representative of applied ultrasound in a coordinate system of SPECT imaging subsystem. The SPECT subsystem may be replaced with a SPECT/CT combined system to provide morphology that allows for treatment planning. In another embodiment, the ultrasound transducer can be used intermittently with the sequential gathering of SPECT images for tracking time-varying properties of the binding of specific SPECT contrast agents to biomarkers of disease. In this way, the ultrasound and SPECT imaging devices form a novel combination to improve patient care through improved spatial registration, therapy planning, and workflow.