Intravascular imaging detector
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1. A method of localizing radiopharmaceutical markers in a body lumen, the method comprising:
- advancing a detector array through the body lumen;
operating the detector array at a gross count rate; and
operating the detector array at a higher resolution imaging mode when a threshold count rate is detected.
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Abstract
An apparatus for intravascular imaging to detect and characterize early stage, unstable coronary arty plaques. The detector works by identifying and localizing plaque-binding beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.
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1. A method of localizing radiopharmaceutical markers in a body lumen, the method comprising:
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advancing a detector array through the body lumen; operating the detector array at a gross count rate; and operating the detector array at a higher resolution imaging mode when a threshold count rate is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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