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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Lyubomir Zagorchev, Lebanon, NH (US);
Andrew Buckler, Wenham, MA (US);
Eric Jean, Woburn, MA (US);
Antonio T. Latto, Wakefield, MA (US);
Lyubomir Zagorchev, Lebanon, NH (US);
Andrew Buckler, Wenham, MA (US);
Eric Jean, Woburn, MA (US);
Antonio T. Latto, Wakefield, MA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In a small animal imaging system () at least one modality () and a docking station () are provided. The docking station () provides a workspace () and docking ports () for preparation and holding of anesthetized animals that are awaiting imaging. For the duplication of positions, a subject mold () is provided that holds the subject in a reproducible position on a subject bed (). Vital signs monitoring is also provided for subjects awaiting scans. The bed () includes fiducials () to aid in registration of like modality images and different modality images. A capsule () can encapsulate a single bed (), or for tandem imaging, the capsule can encapsulate multiple-bed configurations, such as two, three, or four beds (). For better positioning and ease of user access, a positioner () positions the capsule () from the rear of the modality ().