Patent ID: 9655573
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A system for virtual ambulatory environment brain imaging, comprising: a mobile brain imager configured to obtain positron emission tomography (PET) scans of a freestanding subject in motion, where the mobile brain imager comprises an array of imaging photodetector modules that are distributed about, secured to, and supported by a head of the freestanding subject while the PET scans are obtained; a support system configured to suspend the mobile brain imager, where the support system allows freedom of movement of the freestanding subject, where the support system is a mobile robotic support system configured to adjust its position based upon movement of the freestanding subject or a self-contained backpack support system; and a virtual reality (VR) system configured to provide one or more stimuli to the freestanding subject during the PET scans.