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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Stanislaw Majewski, Morgantown, WV (US);
James Proffitt, Newport News, VA (US);
James Lewis, Morgantown, WV (US);
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, Morgantown, WV (US);
Alexander Stolin, Morgantown, WV (US);
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
A Positron Emission Tomography ('PET') insert for use with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging ('MRI') scanning device, the PET insert including a plurality of photodetector modules provided adjacent each other in an array, the plurality of photodetector modules configured for placement adjacent a body of a patient and sized to be received in a magnetic bore of the MRI scanning device with the patient, the photodetector modules providing detection of gamma annihilation photons, and a Radio Frequency (“RF”) coil provided between the patient and the plurality of photodetector modules. Each of the plurality of photodetector modules includes a pixelated scintillator array provided for alignment adjacent the patient's body, and a shielding block including silicon photomultiplier pads and passive electronic circuitry only.