Adaptive opto-emission imaging device and method thereof
US7030384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/24
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adaptive opto-emission imaging device includes a detector having a detector face and a back surface. The detector detects radiation emanating from an object positioned in the direction of the detector face, and produces a radiopharmaceutical distribution profile of the detected radiation. An image capturing device such as a video camera provided at the detector face of the detector produces a live visual image of the object. A display device provided at the back surface of the detector displays the radiopharmaceutical distribution profile and/or the live visual image of the object. The adaptive opto-emission imaging device greatly reduces the amount of computation and time to provide real time image guidance, for example to physicians using the device to perform an image-guided surgical procedure.
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