公开(公告)号：US20070221856A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11387377

申请日：2006-03-23

申请人： Lars Eriksson ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Michael Casey ,  Niraj Doshi ,  Mehmet Aykac ,  Ronald Nutt

发明人： Lars Eriksson ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Michael Casey ,  Niraj Doshi ,  Mehmet Aykac ,  Ronald Nutt

IPC分类号： G01T1/20

CPC分类号： G01T1/1642 ,  A61B6/037 ,  G01T1/2008 ,  G01T1/2985

摘要： Apparatus and method for providing nuclear medical imaging, in particular positron emission tomography, wherein a panel detector including scintillation blocks with a light guide is attached thereto. The scintillation block is arranged to cover a plurality of photosensors in an N by N configuration where there are outer photosensors which share light information from adjacent scintillation blocks and at least one center photosensor which does not share light information from adjacent scintillation blocks.

摘要翻译： 用于提供核医学成像，特别是正电子发射断层摄影的装置和方法，其中附接有包括具有光导的闪烁块的面板检测器。 闪烁块被布置成以N×N构造覆盖多个光电传感器，其中存在共享来自相邻闪烁块的光信息的外部光电传感器和不共享来自相邻闪烁块的光信息的至少一个中心光电传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20050072904A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-07

申请号：US10680015

申请日：2003-10-07

申请人： Mehmet Aykac ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Niraj Doshi ,  Mark Andreaco ,  Lars Eriksson ,  Charles Williams ,  Ronald Nutt

发明人： Mehmet Aykac ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Niraj Doshi ,  Mark Andreaco ,  Lars Eriksson ,  Charles Williams ,  Ronald Nutt

IPC分类号： G01T1/164 ,  G01T1/29 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： G01T1/1644 ,  A61B6/037 ,  G01T1/2928

摘要： A detector for use in imaging applications includes at least one detector array, an array of photodetectors, and a continuous light guide disposed between the detectors and the photodetectors. The light guide is continuous over the entire area of the photodetectors and detectors. The thickness of the light guide is optimized based on the shape of the photodetector array. Each detector array includes a plurality of scintillator elements disposed in an M×N array, where “M” and “N” are independently selectable and are each at least one. A mechanism for maintaining the relative positions of the individual scintillator elements with respect to each other is provided. The retainer is further provided to enhance the separation between the individual detector arrays to define distinct boundaries between the position profiles of the scintillator arrays.

摘要翻译： 用于成像应用的检测器包括至少一个检测器阵列，光电检测器阵列，以及设置在检测器和光电探测器之间的连续光导。 导光体在光电检测器和检测器的整个区域上是连续的。 基于光电检测器阵列的形状优化光导的厚度。 每个检测器阵列包括设置在MxN阵列中的多个闪烁体元件，其中“M”和“N”可独立选择并且各自至少一个。 提供了用于保持各个闪烁体元件相对于彼此的相对位置的机构。 进一步提供保持器以增强各个检测器阵列之间的间隔，以限定闪烁体阵列的位置分布之间的不同边界。

公开(公告)号：US20080017803A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11751372

申请日：2007-05-21

申请人： Nan Zhang ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Niraj Doshi

发明人： Nan Zhang ,  Matthias Schmand ,  Niraj Doshi

IPC分类号： G01T1/20

CPC分类号： G01T1/1642 ,  G01T1/1647

摘要： A system for multiplexing photodetector signals from a scintillation detector. The system includes a detector module having a number of scintillator blocks, each scintillator block having a number of photosensors, and a number of multiplexing circuits. Each multiplexing circuit includes a number of inputs, a signal polarity inverter and at least one differential output attached to the signal polarity inverter. The multiplexing system inverts the polarity of preselected signals from the photosensors and selectively combines signals of different polarities to calculate event positioning and total energy.

摘要翻译： 一种用于复用来自闪烁检测器的光检测器信号的系统。 该系统包括具有多个闪烁体块的检测器模块，每个闪烁体块具有多个光电传感器，以及多个复用电路。 每个多路复用电路包括多个输入端，信号极性反相器和附加到信号极性反相器的至少一个差分输出。 复用系统将来自光电传感器的预选信号的极性反转，并且选择性地组合不同极性的信号以计算事件定位和总能量。