Positron emission tomography and optical tissue imaging

Patent · Tue May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1042624

Falen, Steven W ^[1]; Hoefer, Richard A ^[2]; Majewski, Stanislaw ^[3]; McKisson, John ^[4]; Kross, Brian ^[3]; Proffitt, James ^[2]; Stolin, Alexander ^[2]; Weisenberger, Andrew G ^[3]

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1. Carmichael, CA
2. Newport News, VA
3. Yorktown, VA
4. Hampton, VA

A mobile compact imaging system that combines both PET imaging and optical imaging into a single system which can be located in the operating room (OR) and provides faster feedback to determine if a tumor has been fully resected and if there are adequate surgical margins. While final confirmation is obtained from the pathology lab, such a device can reduce the total time necessary for the procedure and the number of iterations required to achieve satisfactory resection of a tumor with good margins.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-06OR23177
• Assignee: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
• Patent Number(s): 8,183,530
• Application Number: 12/319,649
• OSTI ID: 1042624
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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