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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tzachi Rafaeli, Shlmenit, IL;
Yaron Hefetz, Kibbutz Alonim, IL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4266 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/4014 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for imaging with detectors having moving heads are provided. One apparatus includes a gantry and a plurality of detector units mounted to the gantry. At least some of the plurality of detector units are movable relative to the gantry to position one or more of the detector units with respect to a subject. The detector units are movable along parallel axes with respect to each other.