US 12,029,597 B2
PET/MRI insert system
Hongdi Li, Houston, TX (US); and Qun Chen, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,358.
Application 18/298,358 is a continuation of application No. 17/012,374, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,622,738.
Application 17/012,374 is a continuation of application No. 15/029,582, granted, now 10,806,416, issued on Oct. 20, 2020, previously published as PCT/CN2015/086131, filed on Aug. 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240630 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01T 1/16 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01); G01V 5/00 (2024.01); G01V 5/22 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/4417 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/004 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); G01R 33/481 (2013.01); G01T 1/1603 (2013.01); G01T 1/2985 (2013.01); G01V 5/22 (2024.01); A61B 6/4411 (2013.01); G01R 33/34053 (2013.01); G01R 33/34076 (2013.01); G01R 33/3415 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-modality imaging system, comprising a positron emission tomography (PET) device and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, wherein:
the PET device and the MRI device are capable of sequential or simultaneous operation,
the MRI device includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and an RF receiver, both of the RF transmitter and the RF receiver including multi-channel coils,
the PET device is insertable into the MRI device, the PET device having a plurality of detection blocks surrounding a sample area for accommodating a target body, and the RF transmitter and the RF receiver being located within the sample area and being closer to the target body than the plurality of detection blocks,
the PET device is connected to a PET control panel, the MRI device is connected to an MR control panel
the PET control panel is connected to a signal interface of the MR control panel and configured to transfer PET detection signals to the MR control panel, and
the MR control panel is configured to transfer the PET detection signals and MR detection signals to one or more processing units to perform further image reconstruction.