System and method for performing nuclear mammography imaging
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorIra Blevis
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Abstract
A system and method for performing molecular imaging of an anatomy of interest is provided. The molecular imaging system includes a gantry, a first gamma camera coupled to the gantry, and a second gamma camera coupled to the gantry, the first and second cameras are positionable in an L-mode imaging configuration, the first and second gamma cameras are configured to immobilize an anatomy of interest there between in the L-mode configuration. The molecular imaging system is also configured to operate in an H-mode imaging configuration wherein the first and second gamma cameras are configured to immobilize an anatomy of interest there between in the H-mode configuration.
Claims21
A molecular imaging system comprising:
- a gantry;
- a first gamma camera coupled to the gantry;
- a second gamma camera coupled to the gantry;
- and
- a pressure plate being movable relative to at least one of the first and second gamma cameras, the first and second gamma cameras configured to be positionable in an L-mode imaging configuration and an H-mode imaging configuration, the first and second gamma cameras and the pressure plate configured to contact an anatomy of interest there between in the L-mode configuration.
A molecular imaging system comprising:
- a gantry;
- a first gamma camera coupled to the gantry;
- and
- a second gamma camera coupled to the gantry, the first and second cameras having corresponding first and second detection surfaces that are positionable in an H-mode imaging configuration, at least one of the first and second gamma cameras comprising a retractable wall coupled thereto and oriented to extend and retract along a side of at least one of the first and second detector faces to form an anatomy capture region adapted to maintain an anatomy of interest in a field-of-view of the first and second gamma cameras.
A method for imaging an anatomy of interest, said method comprising:
- positioning a pair of gamma cameras in an L-mode imaging configuration;
- applying pressure to the anatomy of interest using a pressure plate that is movable relative to at least one of the first and second gamma cameras;
- and
- performing an imaging scan of the anatomy of interest immobilized between the pair of gamma detectors and the pressure plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.