Combined PET/MRI scanner
Abstract
A combined PET/MRI scanner generally includes a magnet for producing a magnetic field suitable for magnetic resonance imaging, a radiofrequency (RF) coil disposed within the magnetic field produced by the magnet and a ring tomograph disposed within the magnetic field produced by the magnet. The ring tomograph includes a scintillator layer for outputting at least one photon in response to an annihilation event, a detection array coupled to the scintillator layer for detecting the at least one photon outputted by the scintillator layer and for outputting a detection signal in response to the detected photon and a front-end electronic array coupled to the detection array for receiving the detection signal, wherein the front-end array has a preamplifier and a shaper network for conditioning the detection signal.
- Inventors:
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- Bellport, NY
- Setauket, NY
- Miller Place, NY
- Sound Beach, NY
- Wading River, NY
- Stony Brook, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 919067
- Patent Number(s):
- 7286867
- Application Number:
- 10/966,412
- Assignee:
- Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Schlyer, David, Woody, Craig L, Rooney, William, Vaska, Paul, Stoll, Sean, Pratte, Jean-Francois, and O'Connor, Paul. Combined PET/MRI scanner. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web.
Schlyer, David, Woody, Craig L, Rooney, William, Vaska, Paul, Stoll, Sean, Pratte, Jean-Francois, & O'Connor, Paul. Combined PET/MRI scanner. United States.
Schlyer, David, Woody, Craig L, Rooney, William, Vaska, Paul, Stoll, Sean, Pratte, Jean-Francois, and O'Connor, Paul. Tue .
"Combined PET/MRI scanner". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/919067.
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