发明授权
- 专利标题: Nuclear medicine imaging system and method using multiple types of imaging detectors
- 专利标题(中): 核医学成像系统和使用多种成像检测器的方法
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申请号: US13077540申请日: 2011-03-31
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公开(公告)号: US08575555B2公开(公告)日: 2013-11-05
- 发明人: Kristen Ann Wangerin , Evren Asma , Jorge Uribe , Ravindra Manjeshwar
- 申请人: Kristen Ann Wangerin , Evren Asma , Jorge Uribe , Ravindra Manjeshwar
- 申请人地址: US NY Niskyuna
- 专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Niskyuna
- 代理商 Jenifer Haeckl
- 主分类号: G01T1/166
- IPC分类号: G01T1/166
摘要:
A Nuclear Medicine (NM) imaging system and method using multiple types of imaging detectors are provided. One NM imaging system includes a gantry, at least a first imaging detector coupled to the gantry, wherein the first imaging detector is a non-moving detector, and at least a second imaging detector coupled to the gantry, wherein the second imaging detector is a moving detector. The first imaging detector is larger than the second imaging detector and the first and second imaging detectors have different detector configurations. The NM imaging system further includes a controller configured to control the operation of the first and second imaging detectors during an imaging scan of an object to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) image information such that at least the first imaging detector remains stationary with respect to the gantry during image acquisition.