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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Eric Grant Hawman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric Grant Hawman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/166 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for nuclear medical imaging (e.g., SPECT imaging) using cone-beam or multifocal collimators is disclosed. According to the embodiment of the invention, the detector/collimator is tilted in a fore-aft direction, with the tilt angle varying as a function of the orbital position of the detector assembly. The patient pallet may also be moved longitudinally as a function of the tilt angle (i.e., as a function of the orbital position) for optimal image quality.