Patent ID: 6448560
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61B,G01T

Abstract:
A method of imaging a portion of a human body, the method comprising the steps of:providing a radiopharmaceutical to said portion of said human body, said radiopharmaceutical producing gamma ray photons; positioning a detection system proximate to said portion of said human body, wherein said detection system is comprised of a hodoscope and a calorimeter, wherein said hodoscope is comprised of a plurality of detector planes; determining a direction and an energy for a portion of said gamma ray photons entering said detection system from a plurality of hodoscope output signals and from a plurality of calorimeter output signals; processing said direction and energy data for said portion of gamma ray photons; and displaying an image of said portion of said human body, wherein said image is based on said processed direction and energy data.