Patents Examined by Faye Boosallis
  • Method and apparatus for providing depth-of-interaction detection using positron emission tomography (PET)
    Patent number: 7737407
    Abstract: A detector is provided for nuclear medicine imaging. Scintillator pixels form an axial array and a transaxial array. A first photosensor is positioned along the axial array; and a second photosensor is positioned along the transaxial array, wherein the first photosensor and the second photosensor provide dual event localization for nuclear medicine imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Grazioso, Mehmet Aykac