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Patent US7705316 - Dynamic SPECT camera - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA dynamic SPECT camera is provided, comprising, a plurality of single-pixel detectors, a timing mechanism, in communication with each single-pixel detector, configured for enabling time-binning of the radioactive emissions impinging upon each single-pixel detector to time periods not greater than substantially...http://www.google.com/patents/US7705316?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7705316 - Dynamic SPECT cameraAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7705316 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/084,559PCT numberPCT/IL2006/001291Publication dateApr 27, 2010Filing dateNov 9, 2006Priority dateNov 9, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1952180A2, US20090152471, WO2007054935A2, WO2007054935A3Publication number084559, 12084559, PCT/2006/1291, PCT/IL/2006/001291, PCT/IL/2006/01291, PCT/IL/6/001291, PCT/IL/6/01291, PCT/IL2006/001291, PCT/IL2006/01291, PCT/IL2006001291, PCT/IL200601291, PCT/IL6/001291, PCT/IL6/01291, PCT/IL6001291, PCT/IL601291, US 7705316 B2, US 7705316B2, US-B2-7705316, US7705316 B2, US7705316B2InventorsBenny Rousso, Omer Ziv, Michael Nagler, Shlomo Ben-HaimOriginal AssigneeSpectrum Dynamics LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (117), Referenced by (11), Classifications (8), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDynamic SPECT camera
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