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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173966 | Collimator storage apparatus integrated with patient support According to some embodiments, a patient support system for a nuclear medical imaging system is provided that includes: a patient support; a collimator storage unit located under the patient support; a first support means for supporting substantially all of the weig... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8071949 | High-resolution single photon planar and spect imaging of brain and neck employing a system of two co-registered opposed gamma imaging heads A compact, mobile, dedicated SPECT brain imager that can be easily moved to the patient to provide in-situ imaging, especially when the patient cannot be moved to the Nuclear Medicine imaging center. As a result of the widespread availability of single photon labele... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7863574 | Multimodality imaging system A system and method is provided for performing multimodal imaging of an object. The system and method includes performing spatio-temporal detection of transmission CT data of a fan X-ray beam, performing, and simultaneously with the spatio-temporal detection of tran... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847257 | Tomographic sampling for SPECT with cone-beam or multifocal collimation An apparatus and method for nuclear medical imaging (e.g., SPECT imaging) using cone-beam or multifocal collimators is disclosed. According to the embodiment of the invention, the detector/collimator is tilted in a fore-aft direction, with the tilt angle varying as ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7825383 | Mobile camera for organ targeted imaging A mobile detector system for use in the detection of radiation photons. The detector system includes an exterior casing, having an internal area. The internal area has an interior periphery and an exterior periphery, at least one rail, at least one mobile camera, th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7791030 | Nuclear medical diagnostic device Parameters T1, T2, and K required by a scintillator array identification mechanism in a two-stage scintillator γ-ray detector (depth of interaction (DOI)) are accurately and easily determined. The parameters required by the scintillator array identifi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777190 | Drive system for scanning device and method of scanning a patient A scanning device and a drive system for a scanning device having a first detector and a second detector are provided, which include a base and a mounting plate movably supported by the base. The mounting plate is configured to movably support the first detector and... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759647 | PET imaging system with APD-based PET detectors and three-dimensional positron-confining magnetic field PET detector modules are provided within a multi-dimensional magnetic field, to confine the range of emitted positrons from an object being imaged to improve spatial resolution of reconstructed PET images. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isol... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7732775 | Apparatus and method for radiation imaging The radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation source for irradiating an object, a radiation image detector having a radiation-receiving plane that receives radiation from the radiation source through the object, for detecting a radiation image of the object, ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7728298 | Detector bar or detector formed from a number of detector bars, and computed-tomography unit with such a detector A detector bar, a detector formed from a number of detector bars, and a computed-tomography unit including such a detector is disclosed, each detector bar being formed from a number of individual modules. A detector bar has a module carrier for mechanically retainin... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723689 | Open limited orbiting tomographic imaging system A radiographic three dimensional imaging apparatus capable of focusing on a center of rotation point, includes at least two gamma ray detectors, each having a radiation input face, with each detector positioned on a linear path, wherein each detector is movable alon... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7652256 | Solid state based PET retrofit for a CT scanner A solid state PET module for retrofitting to a standalone CT scanner generally includes a housing that is insertable into at least a portion of a bore opening of a gantry of the CT scanner. The housing includes a number of PET coincidence detectors, which are prefer... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7525095 | Method and apparatus for human brain imaging using a nuclear medicine camera In an imaging method, mark positions are defined for one or more detector heads (10, 12) at one or more marked angular orientations (θA, θB). The mark positions for at least one marked angular orientation (θB) include a tan... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7491940 | High energy radiation detector device In a device for capturing high energy radiation emitted from a radiation source within an examination object with a detector, the detector is arranged on a carriage mechanism that is mounted in a rotatable fashion around the examination object. The carriage mechanis... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7468513 | Fast dynamic imaging protocol using a multi-head single photon emission computed tomography system An imaging system for acquiring multi-dimensional tomographic image data of an object, the imaging system having (1) a plurality of detectors to acquire image data, the detectors coupled to a supporting structure, wherein at least one of the detectors is adapted to ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465930 | Wobbling mechanism to compensate FOV truncation in SPECT systems A nuclear imaging system and method are provided for synchronously recovering the field of view of a target to be imaged includes multiple detectors attached to a gantry, a support member or wobbling ring and a driver. The driver engages the wobbling ring whereby th... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7399973 | System for medical diagnosis A system for medical diagnosis is provided. The system includes a gantry mounted on the base. The gantry has an annular support, which defines a cylindrical inner space. A detector head is fixed to the inner surface of the annular support. The annular support rotate... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381961 | Multi-small field-of-view detector head SPECT system that scans over 360Å A multiheaded camera which is formed with a number of heads on one support structure and a different support structure with other heads. At least one of the heads is movable, so that the patient can obtain ingress and egress to the area. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375337 | Constant radius single photon emission tomography A nuclear camera (10) includes four or more gamma detectors (20, 20′, 20″, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206) arranged or, a generally circular rotatable gantry (12, 12′, 12″, 12′″) around an imaging region that emits emission radiation. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374337 | Releasably interconnected CT and SPECT scanners Arrangement for taking a CT scan and a SPECT scan of a patient in a single-pass diagnostic procedure. A SPECT scanner and a CT scanner are included. The SPECT scanner is mounted on a SPECT gantry and the CT scanner is mounted on a CT gantry. The SPECT and CT gantrie... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7358499 | Laser alignment system for nuclear medical detector An alignment system for use in connection with a patient handling system and a nuclear medicine gantry is provided. The alignment system includes a nuclear camera alignment fixture mountable to the nuclear detector. The nuclear camera alignment fixture includes a pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357575 | Telescoping table A telescopic table system (32) is used for imaging a subject in at least a first modality (12) and a second modality (14). The first modality is disposed adjacent to the second modality to align a subject receiving bore (24) of the first ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342234 | Radiological imaging apparatus and cooling method of same A radiological imaging apparatus which can keep detectors at a low temperature, improve a time resolution and an energy resolution and perform an accurate diagnosis is provided. In the radiological imaging apparatus, an imaging apparatus imaging a testing subject su... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335888 | Imaging apparatus to acquire tomography projections with improved orbit The present invention relates to an apparatus for nuclear medicine imaging in which the imaging platform is attached directly to the detectors for nuclear imaging to allow for minimal constant distance between the detector(s) and the object to be imaged. As the dete... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332722 | Simultaneous multi-headed imager geometry calibration method A method for calibrating multi-headed high sensitivity and high spatial resolution dynamic imaging systems, especially those useful in the acquisition of tomographic images of small animals. The method of the present invention comprises: simultaneously calibrating t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312456 | Stationary multi-pinhole cardio vascular SPECT system A dynamic Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) system utilizes an array of modular detectors structured in a dome shape and being independently tiltable in polar or azimuth angle. The system can be used to image cardio-vascular studies as well as other... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312438 | Radiological imaging apparatus and timing correction method therefor A processing circuit, which carries out coincidence counting, acquires calibration data so that time delays of γ-ray detection signals from radiation detectors coincide with one another. A technique for acquiring calibration data faster and easily is provided to at... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310407 | Nuclear medical imaging device An apparatus for imaging a field of view, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises an x-ray source positioned adjacent to the field of view, a source mask located between the x-ray source and the field of view having at least one source apertur... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297955 | Semiconductor radiation detector, positron emission tomography apparatus, semiconductor radiation detection apparatus, detector unit and nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus Each semiconductor radiation detector used for a nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus (PET apparatus) is constructed with an anode electrode A facing a cathode electrode C sandwiching a CdTe semiconductor member S which generates charge through interaction with γ-... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297958 | Radiological imaging apparatus A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an image pickup device and a medical examinee holding device that is provided with a bed. The image pickup device includes a large number of radiation detectors and radiation detector support plates... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291840 | Combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus A combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus for generation of tomographic slice images of an examination subject (preferably of a patient), has a supporting structure composed of a stationary stator and a rotor that rotates in operation, with at least one ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279683 | Distance measurement apparatus of gamma ray source using multilayered ray detector Rays incident upon a plurality of detection plates arranged along a normal direction are detected. A distance between the ray and the ray source is estimated based on the number of counted rays detected by each detection plate, and each interval distance of the dete... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262415 | Gantry for geometrically configurable and non-configurable positron emission tomography detector arrays A gantry system for geometrically configuring a plurality of detectors for image scanning a patient comprises a plurality of essentially planar sensor support rings forming a barrel surrounding a central scanning area. Each ring is formed by opposing upper and lower... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247860 | Radiation detection module, radiation detector and radiological imaging apparatus A radiation detection module and radiological imaging apparatus capable of improving spatial resolution. A semiconductor radiation detector includes a plurality of semiconductor radiation detector elements and conductive members which are copper plates. A detector e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242002 | Compact gamma camera A gamma camera system including a pair of gamma camera heads connected to form substantially a right angle. The pair of gamma camera heads are mounted on an arm. A rotation mechanism includes a pivot mounted on the arm and allows for rotation of pair of gamma camera... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235788 | Detector for a tomography unit A detector for a tomography unit, in particular an X-ray computer tomograph, includes a number of detector modules arranged next to one another in a z-direction and in a φ-direction running perpendicular thereto. In order to specify the adjustment, the detector mod... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217931 | Radiological imaging apparatus and its detector unit A radiological imaging apparatus capable of improving an arrangement density of semiconductor radiation detectors and detector units thereof, each detector unit consisting of a plurality of combined substrates having a detector substrate which includes semiconductor... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199371 | SPECT examination device A tomography device, particularly for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), comprises a multi-pinhole collimator and a detector for detecting gamma quanta or photons that penetrate the multi-pinhole collimator. In a tomographic method using the device,... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190991 | Multi-mode internal imaging The invention described herein provides systems and methods for multi-modal imaging with light and a second form of imaging. Light imaging involves the capture of low intensity light from a light-emitting object. A camera obtains a two-dimensional spatial distributi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173249 | Nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus and method for detecting radiation A method for detecting radiation emitted from a radiation source within a subject. A radiation detector is moved in approximately parallel with the direction of the body axis of the subject. The detector is rotated about the body axis. The distance between the subje... | 02/06/2007 |
