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Positron emission tomography and/or single photon emission tomography detector

US9599731B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Volkmar Schulz · Schwarzenbruck, DE
Andre Frank Salomon · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T7/00
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An imaging system includes a magnetic resonance portion that produces an electric field and a second imaging portion, including a detector with a two dimensional array of detector tiles, wherein adjacent tiles along an axial direction are spaced apart by an electrically conductive material, which shields the tiles from the electric field. An imaging system includes a first imaging portion having a detector, which includes an array of scintillation crystals and a photo-sensor coupled to the array of scintillation crystals, wherein an output of the photo-sensor includes a unique ratio of information that identifies each crystal.

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