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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicant:
A Hans Vija, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventor:
A Hans Vija, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/166 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radiographic three dimensional imaging apparatus capable of focusing on a center of rotation point, includes at least two gamma ray detectors, each having a radiation input face, with each detector positioned on a linear path, wherein each detector is movable along the detector's linear path, while simultaneously swiveling to maintain the detector's input face towards the rotation point. The apparatus allows for organ-targeted tomography as a virtual center of rotation can be placed arbitrarily with respect to a patient, constrained only by the physical limits of the detector motion.