Transverse section radionuclide scanning system
- Rosemont, PA
- Plymouth Township, PA
This invention provides a transverse section radionuclide scanning system for high-sensitivity quantification of brain radioactivity in cross-section picture format in order to permit accurate assessment of regional brain function localized in three-dimensions. High sensitivity crucially depends on overcoming the heretofore known raster type scanning, which requires back and forth detector movement involving dead-time or partial enclosure of the scan field. Accordingly, this invention provides a detector array having no back and forth movement by interlaced detectors that enclose the scan field and rotate as an integral unit around one axis of rotation in a slip ring that continuously transmits the detector data by means of laser emitting diodes, with the advantages that increased amounts of data can be continuously collected, processed and displayed with increased sensitivity according to a suitable computer program.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Dept. of Radiology
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3970853
- OSTI ID:
- 862601
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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