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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Timothy Patrick Rose, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Michael D. Maki, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Chad Allan Smith, Milwaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for integration of a PET detector with a CT gantry are provided. One system includes an x-ray computed tomography (CT) gantry having a rotating portion and a stationary portion within a housing, and including a bore volume therethrough. The system also includes an x-ray source and an x-ray detector coupled to the rotating portion. The system further includes a positron emission tomography (PET) detector, wherein the PET detector is coupled to the stationary portion of the CT gantry, such that the PET detector extends at least partially into the CT gantry with at least a portion of the PET detector within the housing of the CT gantry.