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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Johannes Breuer, Dortmund, DE;
Ronald Grazioso, Knoxville, TN (US);
James Corbeil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Johannes Breuer, Dortmund, DE;
Ronald Grazioso, Knoxville, TN (US);
James Corbeil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
An automated blood sampling system for PET imaging applications that can be operated in or very near to the field of view (FOV) of an MR scanner, such as in a combined MR/PET imaging system. A radiation detector uses APDs (avalanche photo-diodes) to collect scintillation light from crystals in which the positron-electron annihilation photons are absorbed. The necessary gamma shielding is made from a suitable shielding material, preferably tungsten polymer composite. Because the APDs are quite small and are magnetically insensitive, they can be operated in the strong magnetic field of an MR apparatus without disturbance.