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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
Robert H. Haworth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Steven G. Ross, Waukesha, WI (US);
Charles W. Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
Jason A. Polzin, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Robert H. Haworth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Steven G. Ross, Waukesha, WI (US);
Charles W. Stearns, New Berlin, WI (US);
Jason A. Polzin, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Alexander Ganin, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for simultaneously acquiring PET and MR data from a subject of interest with a hybrid PET-MR scanner includes monitoring transmission times of RF and gradient coils of the MR equipment and blanking segments of the PET data stream accordingly. By excluding PET data acquired during active MR transmissions, the remaining PET data used for image reconstruction will provide improved PET image quality.