Patent ID: 9392982
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a dual-modality imaging system, the method comprising: adjoining a first gantry having a plurality of first detector units configured to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) data and a second gantry having a plurality of second detector units to acquire x-ray computed tomography (CT) data such that a common bore is formed through each gantry along an examination axis, wherein the first detector units are coupled within a portion of the common bore formed through the first gantry; positioning an object on a patient table that is movable through the common bore along the examination axis; positioning the first detector units in an imaging position when the object is positioned at a field of view (FOV) of the first detector units, when in the imaging position the plurality of the first detector units are configured for rotational movement along a sweep range transverse to the patient table; acquiring SPECT data of the object; positioning the object into a FOV of the second detector units; and acquiring x-ray CT data of the object.