公开(公告)号：US07091489B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US10688577

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： David J. Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Shrirang Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte

发明人： David J. Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Shrirang Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte

IPC分类号： G01T1/164

CPC分类号： G01T1/2985 ,  A61B6/037

摘要： A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal representing a time-of-occurrence of an annihilation event, generating an address signal representing a channel detecting the annihilation event, and generating a channel signal including the time and address signals. The method also includes generating a composite signal including the channel signal and another similarly generated channel signal concerning another annihilation event. An apparatus that serially transfers annihilation information includes a time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator. The time signal is asynchronous and the address signal is synchronous to a clock signal. A PET scanner includes a scintillation array, detection array, front-end array, and a serial encoder. The serial encoders include the time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator.

摘要翻译： 在紧凑型正电子发射断层摄影（PET）扫描仪中串行传送湮灭信息的方法包括产生表示湮灭事件发生时间的时间信号，产生表示检测湮灭事件的信道的地址信号，以及生成信道 信号包括时间和地址信号。 该方法还包括生成包括信道信号的复合信号和关于另一个湮灭事件的另一类似的生成的信道信号。 串行传送湮灭信息的装置包括时间信号发生器，地址信号发生器，信道信号发生器和复合信号发生器。 时间信号是异步的，地址信号与时钟信号同步。 PET扫描仪包括闪烁阵列，检测阵列，前端阵列和串行编码器。 串行编码器包括时间信号发生器，地址信号发生器，信道信号发生器和复合信号发生器。

公开(公告)号：US07126126B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US10687797

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： David J. Schyler ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Shrirang Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Nora Volkow

发明人： David J. Schyler ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Shrirang Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Nora Volkow

IPC分类号： G01T1/164

CPC分类号： A61B6/508 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B6/4417 ,  G01R33/481 ,  G01T1/2985

摘要： A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal for an event, generating an address signal representing a detecting channel, generating a detector channel signal including the time and address signals, and generating a composite signal including the channel signal and similarly generated signals. The composite signal includes events from detectors in a block and is serially output. An apparatus that serially transfers annihilation information from a block includes time signal generators for detectors in a block and an address and channel signal generator. The PET scanner includes a ring tomograph that mounts onto a portion of an animal, which includes opposing block pairs. Each of the blocks in a block pair includes a scintillator layer, detection array, front-end array, and a serial encoder. The serial encoder includes time signal generators and an address signal and channel signal generator.

摘要翻译： 在紧凑型正电子发射断层摄影（PET）扫描仪中串行传送湮灭信息的方法包括产生事件的时间信号，产生表示检测信道的地址信号，产生包括时间和地址信号的检测器信道信号， 复合信号包括信道信号和类似产生的信号。 复合信号包括来自块中检测器的事件并且被串行输出。 从块中串行地传送湮灭信息的装置包括用于块中的检测器的时间信号发生器，以及地址和通道信号发生器。 PET扫描仪包括环形断层摄影机，其安装在动物的包括相对的块对的部分上。 块对中的每个块包括闪烁体层，检测阵列，前端阵列和串行编码器。 串行编码器包括时间信号发生器和地址信号和通道信号发生器。

公开(公告)号：US20050167599A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10688577

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： David Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte

发明人： David Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte

IPC分类号： G01T1/164 ,  G01T1/29

CPC分类号： G01T1/2985 ,  A61B6/037

摘要： A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal representing a time-of-occurrence of an annihilation event, generating an address signal representing a channel detecting the annihilation event, and generating a channel signal including the time and address signals. The method also includes generating a composite signal including the channel signal and another similarly generated channel signal concerning another annihilation event. An apparatus that serially transfers annihilation information includes a time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator. The time signal is asynchronous and the address signal is synchronous to a clock signal. A PET scanner includes a scintillation array, detection array, front-end array, and a serial encoder. The serial encoders include the time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator.

摘要翻译： 在紧凑型正电子发射断层摄影（PET）扫描仪中串行传送湮灭信息的方法包括产生表示湮灭事件发生时间的时间信号，产生表示检测湮灭事件的信道的地址信号，以及生成信道 信号包括时间和地址信号。 该方法还包括生成包括信道信号的复合信号和关于另一个湮灭事件的另一类似的生成的信道信号。 串行传送湮灭信息的装置包括时间信号发生器，地址信号发生器，信道信号发生器和复合信号发生器。 时间信号是异步的，地址信号与时钟信号同步。 PET扫描仪包括闪烁阵列，检测阵列，前端阵列和串行编码器。 串行编码器包括时间信号发生器，地址信号发生器，信道信号发生器和复合信号发生器。

公开(公告)号：US20050082486A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10687797

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： David Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Nora Volkow

发明人： David Schlyer ,  Paul O'Connor ,  Craig Woody ,  Sachin Junnarkar ,  Veljko Radeka ,  Paul Vaska ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Nora Volkow

IPC分类号： A61B5/05 ,  G01T1/20 ,  G01T1/29

CPC分类号： A61B6/508 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B6/4417 ,  G01R33/481 ,  G01T1/2985

摘要： A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal for an event, generating an address signal representing a detecting channel, generating a detector channel signal including the time and address signals, and generating a composite signal including the channel signal and similarly generated signals. The composite signal includes events from detectors in a block and is serially output. An apparatus that serially transfers annihilation information from a block includes time signal generators for detectors in a block and an address and channel signal generator. The PET scanner includes a ring tomograph that mounts onto a portion of an animal, which includes opposing block pairs. Each of the blocks in a block pair includes a scintillator layer, detection array, front-end array, and a serial encoder. The serial encoder includes time signal generators and an address signal and channel signal generator.

摘要翻译： 在紧凑型正电子发射断层摄影（PET）扫描仪中串行传送湮灭信息的方法包括产生事件的时间信号，产生表示检测通道的地址信号，产生包括时间和地址信号的检测器通道信号， 复合信号包括信道信号和类似产生的信号。 复合信号包括来自块中检测器的事件并且被串行输出。 从块中串行地传送湮灭信息的装置包括用于块中的检测器的时间信号发生器，以及地址和通道信号发生器。 PET扫描仪包括环形断层摄影机，其安装在动物的包括相对的块对的部分上。 块对中的每个块包括闪烁体层，检测阵列，前端阵列和串行编码器。 串行编码器包括时间信号发生器和地址信号和通道信号发生器。

公开(公告)号：US20050113667A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-26

申请号：US10966412

申请日：2004-10-14

申请人： David Schlyer ,  Craig Woody ,  William Rooney ,  Paul Vaska ,  Sean Stoll ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Paul O'Connor

发明人： David Schlyer ,  Craig Woody ,  William Rooney ,  Paul Vaska ,  Sean Stoll ,  Jean-Francois Pratte ,  Paul O'Connor

IPC分类号： A61B5/05 ,  G01T1/20 ,  G01T1/29

CPC分类号： G01T1/2985 ,  A61B5/0035 ,  A61B5/0042 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B6/4417 ,  A61B6/508 ,  A61B2503/40 ,  G01R33/481

摘要： A combined PET/MRI scanner generally includes a magnet for producing a magnetic field suitable for magnetic resonance imaging, a radiofrequency (RF) coil disposed within the magnetic field produced by the magnet and a ring tomograph disposed within the magnetic field produced by the magnet. The ring tomograph includes a scintillator layer for outputting at least one photon in response to an annihilation event, a detection array coupled to the scintillator layer for detecting the at least one photon outputted by the scintillator layer and for outputting a detection signal in response to the detected photon and a front-end electronic array coupled to the detection array for receiving the detection signal, wherein the front-end array has a preamplifier and a shaper network for conditioning the detection signal.

摘要翻译： 组合的PET / MRI扫描器通常包括用于产生适于磁共振成像的磁场的磁体，设置在由磁体产生的磁场内的射频（RF）线圈和设置在由磁体产生的磁场内的环形断层摄影机。 环形断层摄影机包括：闪烁体层，用于响应于湮灭事件输出至少一个光子;耦合到闪烁体层的检测阵列，用于检测由闪烁体层输出的至少一个光子，并响应于该闪烁体层输出检测信号 检测到的光子和耦合到检测阵列的前端电子阵列用于接收检测信号，其中前端阵列具有用于调节检测信号的前置放大器和成形器网络。