Patent ID: 6617582
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A61B,G01T

Abstract:
A scintillation camera comprising:a first scintillation detector head, the first scintillation detector head being a dual scintillation detector head which comprises two scintillation detectors fixed relative to each other in the form of V-shape, the two scintillation detectors providing first and second fields of view; a second scintillation detector head including a scintillation detector which provides a third field of view; and a mechanism for supporting the first and second scintillation detector heads in selected positions relative to each other and to the portion of a patient's body when in use, the mechanism including a first rotatable mechanism and a second rotatable mechanism, the first rotatable mechanism rotating the first and second scintillation detector heads about a first axis so as to maintain a spatial relationship among the first, second and third field of views, the second rotatable mechanism rotating the first and second scintillation detector heads about a second axis, which is different from the first axis.