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Concurrent acquisition of PET fields during acquisition of a MRI field of view
US9554707B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9554707-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213539240-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
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Exemplary embodiments are directed to acquiring multiple sets of positron emission tomography (PET) data for different areas of a subject concurrently with acquiring portions of a single magnetic resonance field of view. Positron emission tomography (PET) images and magnetic resonance (MR) images can be acquired using a combined PET-MRI scanner, wherein, for example, a first portion of MR data from a MR field of view can be acquired concurrently with a first acquisition of PET data, a position of the MR field of view can be adjusted in response to a change in a location of a bed in the combined PET-MRI scanner, and a second portion of MR data from the MR field of view can be acquired concurrently with a second acquisition of PET data.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A combined positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprising: PET imaging components forming a PET scanner portion of the combined PET-MRI scanner; MRI components forming an MRI scanner portion of the combined PET-MRI scanner; a support structure disposed and moveable with respect to a PET spatial coverage region associated with the PET scanner portion and a MRI spatial coverage region associated with the MRI…
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- What does patent US9554707B2 cover?
- Exemplary embodiments are directed to acquiring multiple sets of positron emission tomography (PET) data for different areas of a subject concurrently with acquiring portions of a single magnetic resonance field of view. Positron emission tomography (PET) images and magnetic resonance (MR) images can be acquired using a combined PET-MRI scanner, wherein, for example, a first portion of MR data …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Foo Thomas Kwok-Fah, Hardy Christopher Judson, Ravindra Manjeshwar Mohan, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B5/0035. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 31 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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