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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2005
Ansgar Graw, Chicago, IL (US);
Ansgar Graw, Chicago, IL (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
In some preferred embodiments, a medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device is disclosed which includes: a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a body monitoring device for the monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition; the body monitoring device being adapted to transmit body function signals to the image acquisition device and the image acquisition device being adapted to effect image acquisition based on the signals received from the body monitoring device; wherein the body monitoring device is integrated with the image acquisition system. In the preferred embodiments, the medical imaging system is a nuclear medical imaging system and the body monitoring device is an ECG device.