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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C. Engdahl, Elliott City, MD (US);
Angelo Rago, Arlington Hts., IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/164 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/164 ;
Abstract
A combination PET/single photon (SPECT or planar) nuclear imaging system utilizes a pair of dedicated PET detectors and at least one dedicated single photon detector mounted on a single gantry. The single photon detector is a solid-state detector, such as CZT, and the PET detectors are made of a high effective Z material, such as LSO or BGO. Simultaneous PET/single photon imaging studies can be carried by the single system. The solid-state detectors also may be removable and mountable on a separate, dedicated single photon imaging gantry.