Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-modal medical imaging
- Patent Title (中): 多模态医学成像
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Application No.: US13419574Application Date: 2012-03-14
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Publication No.: US08831708B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Gianluca Paladini
- Applicant: Gianluca Paladini
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B6/00 ; A61B8/08 ; A61N7/02 ; G01T1/161 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B8/14 ; A61N7/00 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
A nuclear probe and ultrasound transducer are interconnected, such as being in a same hand-held housing. The interconnection aligns the coordinate systems in a known spatial relationship. The ultrasound data is used to detect transducer offset or change in position without a tracking sensor. The radiation detected by the nuclear probe may be reconstructed into an image based on the detected transducer position since the nuclear probe moves with the ultrasound transducer. Both anatomical and functional imaging may be provided together without the complications of calibration and tracking. Where a therapeutic transducer is included, therapy may also be provided. The anatomical and functional information identifies the regions for treatment. The same device, already positioned correctly based on the functional and anatomical imaging, is then used for treatment with high intensity focused ultrasound.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130172739A1 MULTI-MODAL MEDICAL IMAGING Public/Granted day:2013-07-04
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