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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Eric Petersen, Kings Park, NY (US);
Amir H. Goldan, East Setauket, NY (US);
Andrew Labella, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Wei Zhao, East Setauket, NY (US);
Adrian Howansky, Centereach, NY (US);
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a device and positron emission tomography (PET) scanner for acquiring a PET image and a system for generating the PET image. The disclosure describes a device that may have one or more moveable portions. The device may comprise an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion and lower portion define a cavity for a patient. At least one of the upper portion or the lower portion may be movable. The upper and lower portions may comprise a cap and wings, respectively, At least one of the caps and/or wings may comprise one or more detection modules. The wings may also move with respect to a corresponding cap.