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US 11,744,528 B2Granted
Adaptive Compton camera for medical imaging
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorMiesher Rodrigues
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Abstract
To optimize an image quality and/or a sensitivity, a Compton camera is adaptable. A scatter detector and/or a catcher detector may move closer to and/or further away from a patient and/or each other. This adaptation allows a balancing of the image quality and the sensitivity by altering the geometry.
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A Compton camera for medical imaging, the Compton camera comprising:
- a patient bed;
- modules each having a scatter detector and a catcher detector, the modules positioned to receive emissions from a patient on the patient bed;
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- a motor connected, for each of the modules, with the scatter detector, the catcher detector, both the scatter detector and the catcher detector, or that module, the motor configured to move the scatter detector, the catcher detector, both the scatter detector and the catcher detector, or that module closer or further from the patient bed.
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A medical imaging system comprising:
- solid-state detector modules, each solid-state detector module having a scatter detector and a catcher detector;
- a motor connected with the scatter detector, the catcher detector, or both the scatter detector and the catcher detector of one of the solid-state detector modules;
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- a control processor configured to control the motor to alter a position of the scatter detector, the catcher detector, or both the scatter detector and the catcher detector relative to an isocenter of a patient space.
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A method for medical imaging with a Compton camera, the method comprising:
- moving, by a motor, a detector of the Compton camera, the detector comprising a first module including a first scatter detector, a first catcher detector, or both the first scatter detector and the first catcher detector, and a second module including a second scatter detector and a second catcher detector;
- detecting, by the moved detector of the Compton camera of the first module and the second module emissions from a patient;
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- generating a Compton image from the detected emissions from the patient.
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