Radioactive emission detector equipped with a position tracking system and utilization thereof with medical systems and in medical procedures
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1. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
- (a) a radioactive emission detector;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said radioactive emission detector; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector and for calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates.
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Abstract
A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising (a) a radioactive emission detector; (b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with the radioactive emission detector; and (c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from the position tracking system and from the radioactive emission detector and for calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates.
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1. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) a radioactive emission detector;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said radioactive emission detector; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector and for calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139)
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5. A method for defining a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a radioactive emission detector being connected to or communicating with a position tracking system; and
(b) monitoring radioactivity being emitted from the radioactivity emitting source, while at the same time, monitoring the position of said radioactive emission detector in the system-of-coordinates, thereby defining the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205)
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9. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and further of projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) a radioactive emission detector;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said radioactive emission detector; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for;
(i) receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector;
(ii) calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the first system-of-coordinates; and
(iii) projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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13. A method for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and for projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of-coordinates, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a radioactive emission detector being connected to or communicating with a position tracking system; and
(b) monitoring radioactivity being emitted from the radioactivity emitting source, while at the same time, monitoring the position of said radioactive emission detector in the first system-of-coordinates, thereby defining the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the first system-of-coordinates and projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the system comprising:
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(a) a three-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system for calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a second position system for tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) at least one data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said three-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component and the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 183)
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28. A method for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a three-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) providing a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system and tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) receiving data inputs from said three-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component and the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211)
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39. A system for performing an intrabody surgical procedure on a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of a body component within a subject, the system comprising:
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(a) a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system for tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) a surgical instrument being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system for tracking a position of said surgical instrument in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) at least one data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and for calculating the position of the surgical instrument and the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157)
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62. A method for performing an intrabody surgical procedure on a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of a body component within a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system and tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) providing a surgical instrument being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system and tracking a position of said surgical instrument in a second system-of-coordinates while performing the intrabody surgical procedure; and
(c) receiving data inputs from said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the surgical instrument and the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates while performing the intrabody surgical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217)
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85. A system for generating a two- or three-dimensional image of a radioactivity emitting source in a body, the system comprising:
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(a) a radioactive emission detector;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said radioactive emission detector; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector and for generating the two- or three-dimensional image of the radioactivity emitting source. - View Dependent Claims (158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163)
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86. A method of generating a two- or three-dimensional image of a radioactivity emitting source in a body, the system comprising:
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(a) scanning the body with a radioactive emission detector;
(b) using a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said radioactive emission detector for determining a position in a three-dimensional system of coordinates of said radioactive emission detector; and
(c) data processing inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector for generating the two- or three-dimensional image of the radioactivity emitting source. - View Dependent Claims (218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223)
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87. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) at least two radioactive emission detectors;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said at least radioactive emission detectors; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said at least two radioactive emission detectors and for calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (88, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169)
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89. A method for defining a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one radioactive emission detector being connected to or communicating with a position tracking system; and
(b) monitoring radioactivity being emitted from the radioactivity emitting source, while at the same time, monitoring the position of said at least one radioactive emission detector in the system-of-coordinates, thereby defining the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229)
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92. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and further of projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) at least two radioactive emission detectors;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said at least two radioactive emission detectors; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for;
(i) receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said at least two radioactive emission detectors;
(ii) calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the first system-of-coordinates; and
(iii) projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (93, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175)
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94. A method for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and for projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one radioactive emission detector being connected to or communicating with a position tracking system; and
(b) monitoring radioactivity being emitted from the radioactivity emitting source, while at the same time, monitoring the position of said at least one radioactive emission detector in the first system-of-coordinates, thereby defining the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the first system-of-coordinates and projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235)
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- 95. A system for performing an intrabody surgical procedure on a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of a body component within a subject, the system comprising a surgical instrument being connected to and/or communicating with a position tracking system for tracking a position of said surgical instrument in a system-of-coordinates, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector coupled thereto for monitoring said radiopharmaceutical in situ.
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100. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) a surgical instrument designed and constructed for invading a body of a subject, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector connected thereto or integrated therein;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said surgical instrument; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector and for calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187)
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104. A system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and further of projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of-coordinates, the system comprising:
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(a) a surgical instrument designed and constructed for invading a body of a subject, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector connected thereto or integrated therein;
(b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with said surgical instrument; and
(c) a data processor being designed and configured for;
(i) receiving data inputs from said position tracking system and from said radioactive emission detector;
(ii) calculating the position of the radioactivity emitting source in the first system-of-coordinates;
(iii) calculating the position of said surgical instrument in the first system-of-coordinates; and
(iii) projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source and of the surgical instrument onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193)
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108. A method for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a first system-of-coordinates and for projecting the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto a second system-of-coordinates, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a surgical instrument designed and constructed for invading a body of a subject, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector connected thereto or integrated therein, said surgical instrument being connected to or communicating with a position tracking system; and
(b) monitoring radioactivity being emitted from the radioactivity emitting source, while at the same time, monitoring the position of said radioactive emission detector in the first system-of-coordinates, thereby defining the positions of the radioactivity emitting source and of the surgical instrument in the first system-of-coordinates and the position of the radioactivity emitting source onto the second system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241)
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112. A system for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the system comprising:
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(a) a three-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system for calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) a surgical instrument designed and constructed for invading the body, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector connected thereto or integrated therein, said surgical instrument being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system for tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) at least one data processor being designed and configured for receiving inputs from said three-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component, the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component and the position of the surgical instrument in a common system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199)
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123. A method for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a three-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
providing a surgical instrument designed and constructed for invading the body, said surgical instrument including a radioactive emission detector connected thereto or integrated therein, said surgical instrument being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system for tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) receiving data inputs from said three-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component, the position of the surgical instrument and the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247)
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248. A method for radiation map reconstruction, the method comprising:
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(a) determining a transfer function of a radiation detector;
(b) determining a deconvolution of said transfer function;
(c) assigning a count value based on said deconvolution to at least one voxel within a field of view of said radiation detector; and
(d) using said deconvolution to reconstruct said at least one voxel. - View Dependent Claims (249, 250, 251, 252)
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253. A system for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the system comprising:
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(a) a two-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system for calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a second position system for tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) at least one data processor being designed and configured for receiving data inputs from said two-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component and the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates.
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254. A method for calculating a position of a body component and a position of a radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component within a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a two-dimensional imaging modality being connected to and/or communicating with a first position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component in a first system-of-coordinates;
(b) providing a radioactive emission detector being connected to and/or communicating with a second position tracking system and tracking a position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a second system-of-coordinates; and
(c) receiving data inputs from said two-dimensional imaging modality, said first position tracking system, said radioactive emission detector and said second position tracking system and calculating the position of the body component and the position of the radiopharmaceutical uptaking portion of the body component in a common system-of-coordinates.
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