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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Yoshihiro Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
Masaharu Amano, Kyoto, JP;
Kazumi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Tetsuro Mizuta, Kyoto, JP;
Atsushi Ohtani, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihiro Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
Masaharu Amano, Kyoto, JP;
Kazumi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Tetsuro Mizuta, Kyoto, JP;
Atsushi Ohtani, Kyoto, JP;
SHIMADZU CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a medical image diagnosis apparatus which requires a small area for installation, has a short length in an axial direction of the apparatus, can reduce a problem of the strength of a top plate, and can simultaneously carry out dynamic PET-imaging of the entire body. A top plate () on which an examinee lies is moved through a tunnel of a CT gantry () and a PET gantry () to execute CT imaging and PET imaging. A PET unit consisting of a plurality (e.g. seven) of PET units () has a length of 2 m in the axis direction, the visual field thereof covers the whole body and the whole body can be simultaneously subjected to dynamic PET-imaging. For the maintenance of the PET gantry (), the diagnosis apparatus is separated at an arbitrary PET unit () to be maintained, the apparatus slides on a rail () in the axis direction and is separated for maintenance operation. Accordingly, a large space for maintenance is not required and the area for installation is small.