Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog frequency-domain multiplexing for time-of-flight pet detector frontend electronics
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Application No.: US16161396Application Date: 2018-10-16
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Publication No.: US10557947B1Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Nan Zhang , Matthias J. Schmand
- Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Malvern
- Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Malvern
- Main IPC: G01T1/208
- IPC: G01T1/208 ; G01T1/161 ; G01T1/29 ; A61B6/03 ; G01R33/48 ; G01T1/20 ; G01R33/563

Abstract:
A detector, includes a plurality of photomultiplier tubes each having an anode configured to generate an anode output signal and a frequency domain detector interface including a plurality of frequency domain coupling circuits. Each of the plurality of frequency domain coupling circuits is configured to receive the anode output signal from one of the plurality of photomultiplier tubes and pickoff one of a high-frequency component or a low-frequency component. Each of the plurality of frequency domain coupling circuits is further configured to generate a pass-through signal comprising a first of the high-frequency component or the low-frequency component.
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