Abstract: Methods and features of a transportable PET insert unit are disclosed. A transportable PET insert unit is provided. The transportable PET insert unit is operable to be coupled with a non-PET imaging system. The transportable PET insert unit is rented to a client.

Abstract: A system and method relate to dynamic financial models associated with financing, such as leasing or purchasing, equipment and/or services. The financial models may dynamically update a rate of payment based upon variable conditions. In one aspect, the financial models facilitate the lease of medical equipment. A rental rate for a piece of medical equipment being leased may be adjusted to account for changing conditions. The rental rate may be updated as a function of fluctuating health care insurance re-imbursement rates, fluctuating billing or other medical guidelines, the number and/or type of procedures being performed with medical equipment being leased, interest rates, and/or other factors. The dynamic calculation of the rental rate to reflect actual conditions may reduce financial risk posed to a medical practitioner or facility. Accordingly, a significant barrier of entering a highly specialized market associated with medical equipment and the medical services provided thereby may be alleviated.

Abstract: A PET examination which acquires a data record of the body of a patient is carried out during at least one embodiment of a method for acquiring measured data. On the basis of the measured values of the data record, at least one region of interest in the body of the patient is determined, in which at least one examination of at least one embodiment of a method is carried out.

Abstract: Methods and features of a transportable PET insert unit are disclosed. A transportable PET insert unit is provided. The transportable PET insert unit is operable to be coupled with a non-PET imaging system. The transportable PET insert unit is rented to a client.

Abstract: An earpiece is to be created for securing an acoustic device to an ear of a user which fits universally, is easy to use and guarantees secure holding characteristics for the acoustic device on the ear. To this end, an earpiece is proposed having a main body, an auditory canal grommet projecting into the auditory canal of the user when the earpiece is worn and a sprung element, whereby the main body, the auditory canal grommet and the sprung element are dimensioned and aligned with one another in such a way that the earpiece is capable of being positioned at least mainly in the concha of the ear of the user and can be fixed in the concha solely by a rotational movement of the earpiece.