COMBINED PET/MR IMAGING SYSTEM AND APD-BASED PET DETECTOR FOR USE IN SIMULTANEOUS PET/MR IMAGING

APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanne...

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Hauptverfasser:	LADEBECK RALF, VESTER MARCUS, SCHMAND MATTHIAS J, NUTT ROBERT E, RENZ WOLFGANG, NUTT RONALD, FISCHER HUBERTUS, PICHLER BERND J, CORBEIL JAMES L, GRAZIOSO RONALD, ZHANG NAN, SCHNUR GÜNTER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION MEASURING MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanner. Simultaneous, artifact-free images can be acquired with the APD-based PET and MR system resulting in a high-resolution and cost-effective integrated PET/MR system.