Hybrid imaging apparatus

US10901056B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BRUKER BIOSPIN MRI GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Arne Berneking · Karlsruhe, DE
• Sven Junge · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/037
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A hybrid imaging apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MM) arrangement having an RF resonator structure (1) and a gradient coil system (8) having a longitudinal axis, an emission tomography (ET) arrangement with a detector device having at least one photosensor (3) and one circuit board arrangement with at least one readout circuit board (11) on which an ET electronics is arranged, and an internal shielding device (7) shielding the readout electronics (4) of the ET arrangement and shielding the RF resonator structure of the MRI arrangement. The photosensor is arranged, in relation to the longitudinal axis, radially inside the sensor circuit boards and radially outside the RF resonator structure. The internal shielding device is arranged radially outside the photosensor and/or integrated into the photosensor. This achieves both a compact design and optimized performance of the detection of the MR and ET imaging.