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US 6,212,423 B1Granted
Diagnostic hybrid probes
OwnerMark Krakovitzinventor
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a novel hybrid nuclear and ultrasonic probe comprising a cylindrical outer casing surrounding a nuclear probe comprising two scintillator plates intersecting perpendicularly, each of the scintillator plates having a plurality of parallel collimators; and an ultrasonic probe situated between said casing at the intersection of said scintillator plates.
Claims13
A substantially cylindrical probe having an end for locating and characterizing diseases comprising:
- a scintillator having parallel collimators for examining a potentially diseased area as a function of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the area;
- an ultrasonic sensor situated on said scintillator for examining the potentially diseased area with ultrasonic energy, wherein the scintillator and ultrasonic sensor are adapted to characterize the potentially diseased area interactively;
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- processing means interfaced to the scintillator and the ultrasonic sensor for analyzing data collected by the scintillator and ultrasonic sensor to characterize the disease in the potentially diseased area.
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A novel hybrid probe comprising:
- a cylindrical outer casing having an axial length and surrounding a nuclear probe, said nuclear probe comprising a scintillator extending axially the length of the casing, said scintillator having a plurality of parallel collimators extending therefrom;
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- an ultrasonic probe affixed within the casing on said scintillator and extending the length of the scintillator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.