ViRPET--combination of virtual reality and PET brain imaging

Majewski, Stanislaw; Brefczynski-Lewis, Julie

Title: ViRPET--combination of virtual reality and PET brain imaging

Abstract

Various methods, systems and apparatus are provided for brain imaging during virtual reality stimulation. In one example, among others, a system for virtual ambulatory environment brain imaging includes a mobile brain imager configured to obtain positron emission tomography (PET) scans of a subject in motion, and a virtual reality (VR) system configured to provide one or more stimuli to the subject during the PET scans. In another example, a method for virtual ambulatory environment brain imaging includes providing stimulation to a subject through a virtual reality (VR) system; and obtaining a positron emission tomography (PET) scan of the subject while moving in response to the stimulation from the VR system. The mobile brain imager can be positioned on the subject with an array of imaging photodetector modules distributed about the head of the subject.

Inventors:: Majewski, Stanislaw; Brefczynski-Lewis, Julie

Issue Date:: 2017-05-23

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1358274

Patent Number(s):: 9655573

Application Number:: 14/969,597

Assignee:: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

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

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
A61B34/30 - Surgical robots
A61B6/037 - {Emission tomography
A61B6/4405 - {the device being mobile or portable, e.g. mounted on a trolley or handheld}
A61B6/462 - {characterised by constructional features of the display}
A61B6/466 - {adapted to display 3D data
A61B6/467 - {characterised by special input means}
A61B6/501 - {involving diagnosis of head, e.g. neuroimaging, craniography}
A61B6/5205 - {involving processing of raw data to produce diagnostic data}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-06OR23177

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 15

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

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