SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PET IMAGING - SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD

Title:

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PET IMAGING

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/000401

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a system for imaging. The system may include a supporting assembly and a detector assembly. The supporting assembly may include a detection region to accommodate a subject. The detector assembly may surround the detection region. The detector assembly may be configured to detect radiation rays emitted from the subject located within the detection region. The detector assembly may include a plurality of detector rings. Each detector ring may include a scintillator array and a plurality of photosensors. The plurality of detector rings may be arranged on the supporting assembly in an axial direction of the supporting assembly to form an axial field of view (FOV) having a length no less than 0.75 meters.

Inventors:

LIU WEIPING (CN)
GU XIAOYUE (CN)
CHEN JIANQIAO (CN)
LI HONGDI (US)

Application Number:

PCT/CN2017/091118

Publication Date:

January 03, 2019

Filing Date:

June 30, 2017

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Assignee:

SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO LTD (CN)

International Classes:

A61B6/03

Foreign References:

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