APPARATUS FOR CT-MRI AND NUCLEAR HYBRID IMAGING, CROSS CALIBRATION, AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

A multiple modality imaging system (10) includes a MR scanner (12) which defines an MR imaging region (18), a nuclear imaging scanner (26) which defines a nuclear imaging region (34), an CT scanner (36) which defines an CT imaging region (42). Each scanner (12, 26, 36) having a longitudinal axis alo...

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Main Authors MORICH MICHAEL ANDREW, OJHA NAVDEEP
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.2013
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A multiple modality imaging system (10) includes a MR scanner (12) which defines an MR imaging region (18), a nuclear imaging scanner (26) which defines a nuclear imaging region (34), an CT scanner (36) which defines an CT imaging region (42). Each scanner (12, 26, 36) having a longitudinal axis along which a common patient support (46) moves linearly through the MR, nuclear, and CT imaging regions (18, 34, 42). A marker (130, 140, 150), for use with the system (10), includes a radio-isotope marker (132) which is imageable by the nuclear imaging scanner (26) and the CT scanner (36) surrounded by a flexible silicone MR marker (134) which is imageable by the MR scanner (12) and the CT scanner (36). A calibration phantom (162), for use with the image scanner (10), includes a plurality of the markers (130, 140, 150) supported by a common frame having a known and predictable geometry.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113993351