Patent Document ID: 20090285749
Application ID: 12373835
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Claim One:
1. A method of functional neurological screening, said method comprising the steps of: a) administering a radio-labeled tracer to a patient; b) locating a first collimator plate ( 18 ) having a plurality of openings ( 24 ) arranged on a first pattern ( 26 ) at a first predetermined position relative to a radiological fiducial of said patient; c) placing a second collimator plate ( 20 ) having a plurality of openings ( 28 ) arranged on a second pattern ( 30 ) a first predetermined distance from said first collimator plate; d) placing a gamma detector ( 16 ) a second predetermined distance from said second collimator; thereby detecting gamma radiation emitted by radioactive decay of said radio-labeled tracer from a first region of said brain of said patient; and e) obtaining a first measurement representative of activity within said first region of said brain of said using said detected gamma radiation.