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Detection unit including an RF transceiver system and a pet detector

US7728590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Ludwig Eberler · Dresden, DE
Razvan Lazar · Erlangen, DE
Jürgen Nistler · Erlangen, DE
Wolfgang Renz · Erlangen, DE
Norbert Rietsch · Dormitz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2007
Grant date	Jun 1, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/0035
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A detection unit is disclosed for arrangement in the main magnet of an MR device, which has both an RF transceiver system and a PET detector. In at least one embodiment the RF transceiver system is divided into two parts and the two parts are arranged upstream and downstream of the PET detector in the longitudinal direction of the patient tunnel. The RF transceiver system and PET detector are applied to the same image volume. In at least one other embodiment, an MR device is equipped with the detection unit, and in at least one other embodiment, a method operates the detection unit.

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