Emissive computed tomography

Patent · Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6700382

Franke, R; Schoeppy, H; Gambini, M R; Martone, R J; Kearns, D S; Enos, G W

A medical diagnostic mechanism is described comprising: (a) an elongated structure defining a gantry travel path; (b) a gantry mounted on the structure for movement along the path of travel; (c) drive means connected to the gantry for driving the gantry along its path of travel; (d) a nuclear camera detector orbitally mounted on the gantry and positionable spaced from the gantry and proximate a patient for conducting nuclear medical diagnostic studies, and (e) means for facilitating rotation of at least a portion of the gantry and of the detector about an axis transverse to the travel path.

• Assignee: Picker International, Inc., Highland Heights, OH
• Patent Number(s): US 4645933
• Application Number: TRN: 87-015147
• OSTI ID: 6700382
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Jul 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
CAMERAS
DIAGNOSIS
POSITIONING
RADIATION DETECTORS
ROTATION
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MOTION
TOMOGRAPHY
550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)