Dedicated mobile high resolution prostate PET imager with an insertable transrectal probe

Majewski, Stanislaw; Proffitt, James

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Title: Dedicated mobile high resolution prostate PET imager with an insertable transrectal probe

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A dedicated mobile PET imaging system to image the prostate and surrounding organs. The imaging system includes an outside high resolution PET imager placed close to the patient's torso and an insertable and compact transrectal probe that is placed in close proximity to the prostate and operates in conjunction with the outside imager. The two detector systems are spatially co-registered to each other. The outside imager is mounted on an open rotating gantry to provide torso-wide 3D images of the prostate and surrounding tissue and organs. The insertable probe provides closer imaging, high sensitivity, and very high resolution predominately 2D view of the prostate and immediate surroundings. The probe is operated in conjunction with the outside imager and a fast data acquisition system to provide very high resolution reconstruction of the prostate and surrounding tissue and organs.

Inventors:

Majewski, Stanislaw ^[1]; Proffitt, James ^[2]

Yorktown, VA
Newport News, VA

Issue Date:: Tue Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2010

Research Org.:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1006419

Patent Number(s):: 7858944

Application Number:: 12/321,666

Assignee:: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
A61B6/037 - {Emission tomography
A61B6/425 - {using detectors specifically adapted to be used in the interior of the body
A61B6/4266 - {characterised by using a plurality of detector units
A61B6/50 - {Clinical applications
A61B6/547 - {involving tracking of position of the device or parts of the device

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/1603 - {with a combination of at least two different types of detector
G01T1/2985 - {In depth localisation, e.g. using positron emitters

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-06OR23177

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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Study of photonis XP1470 nine-channel photomultiplier tube for applications in high resolution single gamma and PET imagers conference, October 2007

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A novel readout concept for multianode photomultiplier tubes with pad matrix anode layout journal, November 2006

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CsI(Tl) Micro-Pixel Scintillation Array for Ultra-high Resolution Gamma-ray Imaging journal, June 2007

Dual-Modality PET/Ultrasound Imaging of the Prostate
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A Flexible High-Rate USB2 Data Acquisition System for PET and SPECT Imaging
conference, January 2005

Initial Results of a Positron Tomograph for Prostate Imaging
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Scintillation light readout using Silicon Photomultiplier - review and experimental results
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An Investigation of an Intra-Operative PET imaging Probe
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Development of a dedicated positron emission tomography system for the detection and biopsy of breast cancer
journal, December 2006

Investigation of an internal PET probe for prostate imaging
journal, August 2007

State-of-the-art of PET, SPECT and CT for small animal imaging
journal, December 2007

PET prostate imaging with small planar detectors
conference, January 2004

Optimization of a PET scanner design for prostate lesion detection
conference, January 2004

Study of photonis XP1470 nine-channel photomultiplier tube for applications in high resolution single gamma and PET imagers
conference, October 2007

Silicon photomultipliers and SiPM matrices as photodetectors in nuclear medicine
conference, October 2007

A novel readout concept for multianode photomultiplier tubes with pad matrix anode layout
journal, November 2006

Implementation of a High-Rate USB Data Acquisition System for PET and SPECT Imaging
conference, October 2006

CsI(Tl) Micro-Pixel Scintillation Array for Ultra-high Resolution Gamma-ray Imaging
journal, June 2007