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1.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200261032A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-20
申请号：US16061446
申请日：2016-12-19
Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
Inventor： Yinlin Li , Bijoy Kundu , Stanislaw Majewski
Abstract: A continuous dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) assembly for imaging a target region of a subject. The assembly includes a radioactive tracer isotope injector configured to administer a radioactive isotope into the subject and a scintillator crystal configured to absorb ionizing radiation from the subject and emit scintillator light. The scintillator crystal undertakes the absorption substantially at the same time of the start of administering the radioactive isotope. The assembly also includes a photo detector in communication with the scintillator crystal, wherein the photodetector is configured to detect the emitted scintillation light as input and provide electrical signals as output. The assembly further includes a signal digitizing circuitry converting the output electrical signals into digital data. Moreover, the assembly includes a processor configured to receive the digital data and implement a model to convert the digital data into a three dimensional, tomographic image reconstruction.
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2.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200261043A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-20
申请号：US16061416
申请日：2016-12-19
Inventor： Stanislaw Majewski , Bijoy Kundu , Charalampos Tsoumpas
Abstract: A time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOFPET) assembly for detecting lesions of a breast of a subject, wherein the subject may anatomically be defined with a median plane and chest wall-coronal plane. The assembly may comprise: a detector array having at least two or more detector segments. The detector segments may include: a scintillator for placement toward the target, the scintillator having a top edge generally closest to the subject and a detection surface wall aligned closest to surrounding the breast, a photo multiplier opposite the scintillator, and a readout connected to the photo multiplier. The assembly may also comprise a processor that receives the acquired tracer emission signals and converts the signals into a three dimensional, tomographic image reconstruction. The detector array is defined by a ring surrounding the breast and the face of ring that may be tilted to offset the chest wall-coronal plane of the subject, and wherein one of the top edges of one of the detector segments is above the chest wall-coronal plane of the subject in the posterior direction.
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公开(公告)号：US11213264B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-04
申请号：US15778053
申请日：2016-11-23
Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
Inventor： Stuart S. Berr , Stanislaw Majewski , JosE Maria Benlloch Baviera , Antonio Javier Gonzalez Martinez
Abstract: A positron emission tomography (PET) assembly includes an annular housing and an annular scintillator disposed within the annular housing. The annular scintillator includes an annular, substantially continuous crystal scintillator tube configured to absorb ionizing radiation and to emit light energy. A plurality of photo detectors are annularly disposed around the annular scintillator within the annular housing and configured to detect the emitted light energy.
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