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Dual-modality imaging

US7786443B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS · DE

Inventors

Jörg Peter · Meinerzhagen, DE
Ralf Schulz · Speyer, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2006
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N21/6456
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a dual-modality imaging system and a method for dual-modality imaging, wherein a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner for acquiring PET imaging data and at least one optical imaging detector for acquiring optical imaging data are arranged to acquire the PET imaging data and the optical imaging data of an imaged object (5) simultaneously (i.e. at the same time and at superimposed fields-of-view). The at least one optical imaging detector is a non-contact optical imaging detector.

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