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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2017
Applicant:
C/o National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Taiga Yamaya, Chiba, JP;
Takayuki Obata, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01); G01R 33/30 (2006.01); G01T 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/481 (2013.01); G01R 33/307 (2013.01); G01R 33/56375 (2013.01); G01T 1/1603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A PET/MRI device includes an MRI device that has a measurement port, a PET detector that can be inserted into the measurement port, and a mechanism that can slide the PET detector into and out of the MRI measurement port. Thereby, the PET/MRI device allows MRI measurement during PET measurement.