Compact, hybrid and integrated GAMMA/RF system used to form simultaneous PET or SPECT and MR images

US9072451B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) · ES
• UNIVERSIDAD DE VALENCIA · ES

Inventors

• José María Benlloch Baviera · Paterna, ES
• Filomeno Sanchez Martinez · València, ES
• Ángel Martínez-Garrido Martínez · Paterna, ES
• Vincente Belloch Ugarte · València, ES
• Noriel Pavón Hernández · València, ES
• Luis Caballero Ontanaya · València, ES
• Christoph Lerche · Herzogenrath, DE
• Ángel Sebastiá Cortés · València, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 7, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 7, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 3, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/508
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The GAMMA/RF compact, hybrid and integrated system for PET-SPECT/MR simultaneous imaging of the invention comprises a GAMMA/RF device that integrates an RF coil, of the type used in conventional MR systems, with GAMMA radiation detector modules of the type used in PET or SPECT systems, so that combined PET or SPECT and MR images are obtained.