Hamamatsu-Photonics K.k.

National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Kazuyuki Saito

Taiga Yamaya

Mitsuo Watanabe

Eiichi Tanaka

Takayuki Obata

Fumihiko Nishikido

Mikio Suga

In the integrated PET/MRI scanner provided with an RF coil for MRI and a plurality of PET detectors in the measuring port of the MRI scanner, the PET detectors are disposed with spaces therebetween and at least the transmitting coil elements of the RF coil for MRI are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. Here, the PET detectors are disposed in the circumferential direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port. Alternatively, at least some of the PET detectors are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. The PET detectors can be DOI-type detectors capable of detecting position in the depth direction.

Integrated PET/MRI scanner

Growing community of inventors

Chiba, Japan

Kazuyuki Saito