Sensor for use in imaging applications
OwnerJamie WARNER, Martin TWEEDIE +2inventors
InventorsJamie WARNER, Martin TWEEDIE, Stuart GILCHRIST, Sean SMART
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Abstract
Electromagnetically transparent conductive materials, in particular nanomaterials, are used in a sensor along with piezoelectric materials to detect the motion of a subject to provide respiratory and cardiac gating for imaging techniques such as MRI, CT scans and PET.
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A method of imaging a subject, wherein the method comprises:
- (i) placing a sensor in contact with a subject, wherein the sensor comprises one or more piezoelectric materials and one or more electromagnetically transparent conductive materials;
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- (ii) obtaining an image of a region of the subject with an imaging apparatus.
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A sensor for use in an imaging method, wherein the sensor comprises a film comprising one or more piezoelectric materials and a film comprising one or more electromagnetically transparent conductive materials applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the film comprising the one or more piezoelectric materials.
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