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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Osama Mukdadi, Morgantown, WV (US);
Mohamad W. Salkini, Morgantown, WV (US);
Stanislaw Majewski, Morgantown, WV (US);
James Proffitt, Newport News, VA (US);
Osama Mukdadi, Morgantown, WV (US);
Mohamad W. Salkini, Morgantown, WV (US);
Stanislaw Majewski, Morgantown, WV (US);
James Proffitt, Newport News, VA (US);
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
A dual modality probe is disclosed having both a positron emission tomography sensor and a ultrasound sensor. A dual imaging system is provided having the probe and at least one external positron emission tomography detector and a data acquisition computer system for collecting data simultaneously from the positron emission sensor and the ultrasound sensor of the probe and the positron emission tomography detector. A method for evaluating a target organ of a patient utilizing the probe and imaging system, and performing a biopsy of the organ is disclosed.