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80 results about "Positron emission tomographic imaging" patented technology

Positron emission tomography detector for multilayer scintillation crystal

A positron emission tomography detector for a multilayer scintillation crystal comprises a plurality of layers of scintillation crystals, a photoelectric detector system and an algorithm system, wherein the multilayer scintillation crystals comprises n layers of array scintillation crystals and m layers of continuous scintillation crystals, both n and m are integers which are greater than or equal to 1, the sum of n and m is smaller than or equal to 10, the array scintillation crystals are formed by arraying strip-type scintillation crystals along the width and length directions, the continuous scintillation crystals are scintillation crystals which have uncut inner parts, the array scintillation crystals and the continuous scintillation crystals are sequentially coupled along the height direction of the strip-type scintillation crystals to form the multilayer scintillation crystals, and the bottoms of the continuous scintillation crystals are coupled with the photoelectric detector system. The positron emission tomography detector can more accurately obtain the position and the time of energy deposition of gamma photon in the scintillation crystal, and has higher detection efficiency of the gamma photon, the spatial resolution, the time resolution and the flexibility of a positron emission tomographic imaging system can be improved when the positron emission tomography detector is applied to the positron emission tomographic imaging system, and further, the imaging quality of the system can be improved.
Owner:RAYCAN TECH CO LTD SU ZHOU

Imaging System And Method For The Non-Pure Positron Emission Tomography

Disclosed is an imaging system and method for the non-pure positron emission tomography (NPET). The NPET comprises a PET subsystem to detect the annihilated photons, and a SPECT subsystem to detect the associated gamma. These two subsystems are connected by a triple coincidence circuit. The source position can be determined through detection of the three photons using the triple coincidence circuit. As long as these three photons are simultaneously detected and their energies are right, the source position is directly calculated and located on the intersection of an associated line and an annihilated line. The present invention provides good temporal resolution and quantitative analysis. It immunes to scatter and random events and achieves a high signal-to-noise ratio. Real imaging is also possible in the NPET system.
Owner:NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY

Fully digital processing device for positron emission tomography electronics system

The invention relates to a fully-digitalized processing device of a positron emission tomography imaging electronic system, relating to the technical field of medical imaging, in particular to the field of positron emission tomography imaging, more particularly relating to electronics, signal processing and data processing methods and equipment in the positron emission tomography imaging system. The technical scheme of the invention is that the positron emission tomography imaging electronics system comprises detectors, a fully-digitalized electronics system and an image working station, wherein the detectors are annularly arranged in an arrayed way. According to the invention, the structure and the system are greatly simplified; and because the PET (Positron Emission Tomography) signal detection and processing, data acquisition, and the like are realized in a fully-digitalized way, the system integration level is high, the functions are powerful, the processing real-time property is good, the performance is stable and reliably, and the system function adjusting and upgrading are convenient. In the assembly process, the system can be conveniently adjusted and corrected, and the production cost and the production cycle of PET imaging equipment are effectively reduced.
Owner:JIANGSU SINOWAYS (ZHONGHUI) MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Positron emission tomography imaging frame with variable structure

The invention discloses a positron emission tomography imaging frame with a variable structure. Detection modules in the frame can be adjusted in multi-degree of freedom. The frame comprises a frame inner ring and / or a frame fixed ring and / or a frame outer ring, wherein the detection module on each module track forms a detection ring for imaging; the detection modules can realize radial movement, circumferential motion and / or direction adjustment on the module tracks on a round track of the frame inner ring so as to build the detection rings with various dimensions and / or shapes; the detection modules can be moved to other module tracks under the action of a mechanical arm on the frame outer ring and change the sequence of the detection modules so as to construct the detection rings with various different properties of the detection modules; and the whole detection rings can do circular motion. The frame has high structure adaptability and high adjustability and is a key technique for realizing customized type, one-machine multifunctional type and one-machine multi-purpose type application adaptability positron emission tomography imaging instruments.
Owner:RAYCAN TECH CO LTD SU ZHOU

Method for determining an attenuation map and homogeneity information relating to the magnetic resonance magnetic field

A method is disclosed for determining an attenuation map for use in positron emission tomography and for the use of homogeneity information relating to the magnetic resonance magnetic field, in particular for the purpose of determining shim settings, within the scope of a single magnetic resonance image recording. In at least one embodiment of the method, a first and a second image data record are firstly recorded with a three-dimensional gradient echo sequence during a first and a second echo time, respectively, with the phase difference between the water and the fat signal amounting to zeroduring the first echo time and amounting to 180 degrees during the second echo time. The attenuation map is determined from fat / water ratios obtained from the image data records by way of a Dixon technology, in particular a 2-point Dixon technology. In at least one embodiment, all voxels with a signal intensity below a first threshold value are excluded at least for the second image data record by using a mask and only the non excluded voxels of the first and second image data record are taken into consideration in order to determine the homogeneity information from the phase differences of adjacent voxels.
Owner:SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH

Method and system for real-time monitoring proton or heavy ion radiotherapy doses

The invention relates to a method and a system for real-time monitoring proton or heavy ion radiotherapy heavy particle radiotherapy doses. The monitoring method utilizes distribution information of positron radionuclide produced during the high-energy proton or heavy ion radiotherapy, and measures position and energy information of annihilation photons in the intermittent time of beams according to beam cycles of protons or heavy ions to obtain dose deposition spatial distributions in the proton or heavy ion radiotherapy, thereby realizing the monitoring of dose distributions of proton or heavy ion beams. Compared with the traditional instantaneous gamma measurement method, the method has a higher detection efficiency, and the method effectively reduces statistical noise, and improves accuracy of the dose deposition of the proton or heavy ion radiotherapy; compared with the traditional positron emission tomography method, the method can realize a faster one-dimensional distribution of dose along the beam direction by carrying out a collimation treatment on the annihilation photons along the beam direction and then detecting the position and energy information of the photons, thus the method is conducive to improving monitoring efficiency.
Owner:彭浩

Multi-modal in-vivo imaging system for small animals and small animal imaging method

The invention discloses a multi-modal in-vivo imaging system for small animals and a small animal imaging method. The multi-modal in-vivo imaging system for small animals comprises a bracket, the bracket comprises a carrying bed system and a bracket system, the bracket system is provided with a rotary disc, and the carrying bed system is located in the axial direction of the rotary disc; the rotary disc is provided with reflector devices of an X-ray computer tomography subsystem, a positron emission tomography subsystem and an optical subsystem; the optical subsystem comprises a bio-luminescence tomography optical subsystem, a fluorescence molecular tomography optical subsystem and an optical camera, and the optical camera is mounted on the carrying bed system; the imaging view of the X-ray computer tomography subsystem, the imaging view of the positron emission tomography subsystem and the imaging view of the optical camera are at least overlapped partially; the carrying bed system further comprises an animal carrying bed, and the animal carrying bed is used for moving small animals to the overlapped region of the views.
Owner:XIDIAN UNIV

Motion door control method and system in positron emission tomography

The invention discloses a motion door control method in positron emission tomography (PET), which comprises the following steps of: dividing the acquired PET list type single event data into a plurality of data frames; generating a single event data change curve by counting the counting rate of the single event data of data frames in detection modules; regulating the single event data change curve to make the single event data change curve have obvious local interval periodicity, dividing motion sections of rotary motion by utilizing the local interval periodicity, and calculating the rotation period in each motion section; obtaining a motion phase corresponding to the data frames in each motion section by using the rotation period and the number of the data frames; and integrating the data frames with the same phase for reconstructing an image. The invention also discloses a motion door control system in PET. Under the condition of not increasing any hardware equipment, the rotary motion of an object is monitored, image artifact brought by the motion of the object can be well reduced, and the resolution of the image is greatly improved.
Owner:HUAZHONG UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Device for superposed magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging

InactiveCN101449975AMagnetic measurementsComputerised tomographsProton magnetic resonancePositron emission tomography unit
The present invention provides a device for superposed magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging. The device includes a gradient coil and a positron emission tomography unit (PET unit). The PET unit is arranged within the gradient coil and has a first shield against radiofrequency radiation which in part surrounds the PET unit, and a second shield against radiofrequency radiation is arranged on the gradient coil. The first shield is connected to the second shield to form a shield which is at least partly closed. This makes a closed shield for the PET unit possible, which nevertheless is still easily accessible for maintenance purposes due to the two-part design of the shield.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Positron emission tomography device and method

The invention provides a positron emission tomography device and method. The device comprises a detector system module and a computer system module which are detachably connected. The detector system module comprises a clock module, a detector, a switch and a power source; according to the computer system module, a detector configuration module and the detector are in detachable communication connection so as to perform parameter configuration on the detector; the input end of an imaging information obtaining module and the switch are in detachable communication connection so as to receive imaging information data; a pulse information analysis and processing module and the imaging information obtaining module are in communication connection so that the imaging information data can be converted into pulse time, energy and position information; a coincidence event screening module and the pulse information analysis and processing module are in communication connection and the pulse time, energy and position information can be converted into coincidence event pair information; an image rebuilding module performs image rebuilding. The device and method are applicable to a PET imaging system meeting any individual requirement, and rapid imaging for specific applications can be achieved at any time and any place.
Owner:NANJING RAYCAN INFORMATION TECH

Positron emission tomography ray detector

The invention discloses a positron emission tomography ray detector, which comprises a scintillator array, an optical fiber or optical fiber bundle and a photomultiplier tube, wherein the scintillator array consists of a plurality of independent scintillator units, works in an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) magnetic field, and is used for receiving radioactive rays and sending out flare light; one end of the optical fiber or optical fiber bundle is connected to the scintillator array, and receives and transmits the flare light sent out by the scintillator array; and the other end of the optical fiber or optical fiber bundle is connected with the photomultiplier tube, and the optical fiber or optical fiber bundle has the length so that the photomultiplier tube is positioned outside the MRI magnetic filed area and far away from the MRI magnetic field. By the structure, the combination of PET (Position-Emission Tomography) and MRI is simply realized, electromagnetic interference between the PET and the MRI is effectively removed, and a larger leeway is left on the integral mechanical structure.
Owner:INST OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCI

Positron emission tomography photon detecting device

The invention discloses a positron emission tomography photon detecting device comprising a detection array which is formed by multiple detection units; the detection array comprises at least one scintillator device; and at least one photoelectric converter is coupled to each scintillator device; each photoelectric converter is connected with an energy signal readout circuit and a time signal readout circuit for detecting events. The photon detecting device of the invention has the advantages of precise time detection and low cost.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE

Method and device for detecting flight time performance of positron emission tomography system

The invention provides a method and a device for detecting the flight time performance of a positron emission tomography system. The method comprises the following steps: performing data acquisition on detected objects distributed according to an activity rule by using a system; performing a back projection operation with flight time information on acquired data to obtain first back projection data; performing a back projection operation without the flight time information on the acquired data to obtain second back projection data; comparing the first back projection data with the second back projection data, and acquiring the flight time performance of the system according to comparison data. By adopting the method and the device, the flight time performance of the system can be detected conveniently and efficiently.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE

Full-digital electronic system of full-digital processing device

The invention discloses a full-digital electronic system of a full-digital processing device, and relates to the technical field of medical imaging, in particular to the field of positron emission tomography (PET). The full-digital electronic system comprises a plurality of original event detection modules with the same number as detectors which are arranged in an annular array form, a system event sorting device, a system event transmitting device, and a power supply and a clock control device which are provided for the original event detection modules, the system event sorting device and the system event transmitting device, wherein each original event detection module is connected to the corresponding detector through an analog / digital (A / D) converter; and the output end of each original event detection module is connected to the input end of the system event transmitting device through the system event sorting device. The full-digital electronic system can meet the requirement of the full-digital processing device of a full-digital processing PET electronic system.
Owner:JIANGSU SINOWAYS (ZHONGHUI) MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Methods and systems for performing joint estimation techniques in image reconstruction

The present invention relates to methods and systems for performing joint estimation techniques in image reconstruction. A method for correcting an emission tomography image includes obtaining a first modality image dataset, identifying areas in the first modality dataset that may be impacted by respiratory motion, and applying joint estimation attenuation correction techniques to improve emission image data. A medical imaging system is also described herein. Emission tomography may include positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Test method as well as correction method and device for detection efficiency of PET (positron emission tomography) system

ActiveCN106264588ASolve the problem that the detection efficiency varies irregularly with the activityImprove imaging uniformityRadiation diagnostics testing/calibrationComputerised tomographsCompanion animalSelf adaptive
The invention provides a test method as well as a correction method and device for detection efficiency of a PET (positron emission tomography) system. The test method comprises steps as follows: using the PET system for first acquisition to obtain a first activity related factor affecting the detection efficiency; using the PET system for second acquisition to obtain a second activity related factor according to data obtained through the second acquisition as well as the first activity related factor; removing information affected by the second activity related factor and information affected by geometric distribution information of an acquired object from the data obtained through the second acquisition so as to obtain inherent crystal detection efficiency of a detector. Further, the inherent crystal detection efficiency of the detector is used for correction. The acquired data is subjected to adaptive correction in combination with geometrical structure factors and activity related factors on the basis of the obtained inherent crystal detection efficiency of the detector, so that normalization correction of the system is completed conveniently and accurately.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE

Crystal position chart establishment method

The invention relates to a crystal position chart establishment method which comprises following steps of (1) utilizing a morphological method to conduct preprocessing for a two-dimensional position scatter diagram; (2) distinguishing top points of the two-dimensional position scatter diagram; (3) judging correctness of the top points which are distinguished in the step (2), if the top points which are distinguished in the step (2) are all correct, the top points enter into a step (4) and the top points which are distinguished in the step (2) have errors, the mistaken top points are corrected manually and then enter into the step (4); (4) conducting classification for the top points according to lines; (5) completing calculating of all middle points according to coordinates of an upper top point, a lower top point, a left top point and a right top point, the upper top point, the lower top point, the left top joint and the right top joint are sequentially adjacent in each adjacent two lines; (6) respectively conducting curve fitting for all the middle points in a line and column mode, and completing partitioning of the two-dimensional position scatter diagram. The crystal position chart establishment method can be widely applied to the crystal position chart establishing process of a positive electron emission tomography system.
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIV

Positron emission tomography detector module

The invention discloses a positron emission tomography detector module and relates to the technical field of positron emission tomography detectors. The positron emission tomography detector module comprises three to five detector encapsulation units, wherein the detector encapsulation units are formed along an axial array. Each detector encapsulation unit is mainly composed of two detector units and a wedge-shaped installing plate. According to the positron emission tomography detector module, the wedge-shaped installing plate can be used for encapsulating the two detector unit in a left and right arrangement to form a detector encapsulation unit. And then, a locating pin hole can be used for precisely locating an adjacent detector module. After that, bolts can be used for forming the three to five detector encapsulation units along the axial array to form the detector module. When one of the detector units appears problems, the troubled detector encapsulation unit can be just replaced to reduce the replacing numbers of the detector units at the time of maintaining and save the maintaining cost. When a detector system is updated, the corresponding number of the detector encapsulation units can be added according to updating requests.
Owner:JIANGSU SINOGRAM MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Combined positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

InactiveCN101334454AMagnetic measurementsDiagnostic recording/measuringPositron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imagingImaging equipment
The present invention relates to a combined positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, which comprises a positron emission tomography apparatus (3) having at least one radiation detector (4), and a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having at least one gradient coil (6) and a high-frequency antenna device (8). In order to prevent mechanical vibration being induced in the PET gantry by the gradient coil, the combined position emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to the present invention is developed in that a first molding part (7) is provided, the surface of which coincides with the inner shell (9) of the at least one gradient coil (6), and a second molding part (10) is provided, the surface of which coincides with the outer shell (11) of the radiation detector (4), the distance between the two shells (9, 11) is virtually constant over the circumference of the shells, and a vacuum seal (13) is respectively arranged along at least a first circumferential line and a second circumferential line such that a closed cavity is formed between the vacuum seals.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Positron emission tomography system and image reconstruction method

The invention provides a positron emission tomography (PET) system. The PET system includes a plurality of annular detector units, a plurality of logical circuits and a calculating device, wherein the detector units are sequentially arranged in the axial direction and used for counting single events, the logical circuits are connected with one or more corresponding detector units and used for counting coincidence events, the coincidence events includes the coincidence events obtained by the single detector unit or the coincidence events obtained by two detector units meeting the pairing rule, and the calculating device includes several calculating nodes and is used for randomly receiving the number, obtained after counting, of the coincidence events and conducting image reconstruction.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE

Fluorescent carbon dot for labeling of radionuclide iodine, synthetic method and application

The invention belongs to the field of nano-medicine and molecular imaging, and particularly relates to a fluorescent carbon dot for labeling of radionuclide iodine, a synthetic method of the fluorescent carbon dot and application in tumor imaging. The carbon dot is synthesized in one step and can be directly labeled with radionuclide iodine. A labeled product has excellent radiochemical stability and physicochemical stability and can be directly used for 124I-based PET (positron emission tomography), SPECT(125I-based single-photon emission computed tomography) imaging and 131I radiotherapy of a tumor region. The synthetic method of the fluorescent carbon dot is simple, price of raw materials is low, fluorescence efficiency is high, and biocompatibility is good; the fluorescent carbon dot has the advantage of rapid metabolism in vivo like small molecules, and can also be well enriched in the tumor region by effects of high permeability and long retention of nanoparticles to diagnose and treat a tumor.
Owner:XIAMEN UNIV

Positron emission tomography detector for multilayer scintillation crystal

A multilayer scintillation crystal (1) comprises n layers of array scintillation crystals and m layers of continuous scintillation crystals which have uncut inner parts, both n and m being integers greater than or equal to 1 and a sum of n and m being smaller than or equal to 10. The array scintillation crystals are formed by arranging strip-type scintillation crystals along the width and length directions, the array scintillation crystals and the continuous scintillation crystals are sequentially coupled along the height direction of the strip-type scintillation crystals to form the multilayer scintillation crystal (1), and the continuous scintillation crystals are located at the bottom of the multilayer scintillation crystal (1). The adding of the continuous scintillation crystals between the array scintillation crystals and a photoelectric detector system (2) facilitates photon diffusion of a scintillating light, and through optimization design of the thickness of the continuous scintillation crystals, the distribution of the scintillating light received by the photoelectric detector carries more abundant energy deposition information. More accurate energy deposition information of gamma photons in the scintillation crystal can be obtained through full utilization of the abundant energy deposition information by using a corresponding information extraction algorithm.
Owner:RAYCAN TECH CO LTD SU ZHOU

A raw event detection module of an all-digital processing device

The invention discloses a primitive event detection module for an all-digital processing unit, relating to the technical field of medical imaging, in particular to the field of positron emission tomography. The primitive event detection module disclosed by the invention is provided with a device, which can judge whether the position and time signal of a gamma photo-event captured by detectors belongs to a valid event by using arrival time triggering and energy discrimination, and if so, latches the position and time signal of the gamma photo-event according to the format of the primitive gamma photo-event characters and outputs the position and time signal. The invention can satisfy the demands for the all-digital processing unit in an all-digital processing positron emission tomography electronic system.
Owner:JIANGSU SINOWAYS (ZHONGHUI) MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Positron emission tomography electronic signal processing system and method

The invention provides a positron emission tomography electronic signal processing system and method. The positron emission tomography electronic signal processing system and method are used for receiving gamma photons and obtaining the position information and energy information of the gamma photons. The method includes the steps that a summation circuit carries out summation on input voltage signals, obtains amplified voltage signals and outputs the amplified voltage signals to a constant current source charging and discharging circuit; the constant current source charging and discharging circuit converts the amplified voltage signals into discharging voltage signals and outputs the discharging voltage signals to a high-speed comparator; the high-speed comparator compares the discharging voltage signals with a preset threshold voltage, generates square signals and outputs the square signals to a logic calculation module; the logic calculation module works out the position information and energy information of the gamma photons according to the square signals. The positron emission tomography electronic signal processing system and method amplify the signals through the summation circuit and reduce the number of signal passages, replace a complex ADC sampling circuit with the constant current source charging and discharging circuit and the high-speed comparator, simplify a PET electronic signal processing circuit and are favorable for realizing miniaturization of PET equipment.
Owner:INST OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI +1

Methods and systems for scatter correction in positron emission tomography

Methods and systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method comprises estimating an external scatter contamination in emission data based on an estimated emission activity originating from anatomies outside a field-of-view (FOV) of a scanner, the anatomies identified based on an image segmentation analysis performed on an image generated in the imaging system, the image generated prior to acquiring the emission data. In this way, a scatter correction applied to the emission data may include both scatter originating within the FOV and outside the FOV, and hence maybe more accurate.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Positron emission tomography system and image reconstruction method thereof

The invention provides a positron emission tomography (PET) system and an image reconstruction method thereof. The PET system comprises a plurality of detector units arranged in the axial direction, and a plurality of coincidence logic circuits. Each detector unit is suitable for generating multiple single event counts; each coincidence logic circuit is connected to one or more corresponding detector units, wherein single event data generated by each detector unit is sent to the corresponding coincidence logic circuit, and the coincidence logic circuits generate coincidence counts of the detector units in parallel.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE

Interation curative wave filtration combined weighted least squares positron emission tomography method

The invention discloses an image-forming method of weighting curvature flow filtering during the least square iterating for constructing image of positive electron emitting tomography, firstly getting observing data, determining the scale of original image, comparing each component in the observing data with 1, dividing each component in the error variance and filtering the intermediate image with curvature flow and getting the filtered image as original image, repeating this course until the image reconstructed image contracted and getting the finished image; the invention adding curvature flow filtering in the least square iterating depending on the current feature of PET image-forming, through which to inhibit pattern noise and improve the image quality; the invention is characterized by the simple process, fast treating speed and good effect for inhibiting the background disturb.
Owner:SOUTHEAST UNIV

Radial detector

The invention discloses a radial detector. The radial detector comprises a resistive board chamber, a flashing body and a photoelectric cathode. The resistive board chamber comprises first electrode glass, and the photoelectric cathode is arranged on the first electrode glass. The flashing body is arranged outside the resistive board chamber. The radial detector is high in sensitivity and position resolving power, capable of strengthening quanta, low in cost and applicable to detector systems such as SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography).
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIV +1
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