Imaging system using independently controllable detectors
First Claim
1. An imaging system, comprising:
- a gantry;
a plurality of receiver locations in the gantry, wherein at least one of the plurality of receiver locations has an image detector unit installed therein;
a processor configured to identify the position of the at least one detector unit and develop an optimal scanning scenario;
wherein if an additional image detector unit is installed in an empty receiver location, the system updates its installation information; and
the processor dynamically alters the optimal scanning scenario based on the updated installation information.
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Abstract
A customizable and upgradable imaging system is provided. Imaging detector columns are installed in a gantry to receive imaging information about a subject. Imaging detector columns can extend and retract radially as well as be rotated orbitally around the gantry. The gantry can be partially populated with detector columns and the detector columns can be partially populated with detector elements. The system can automatically adjust an imaging operation based on installation information related to partial population or other factors such as scan type or subject specific information. This system can be a Nuclear Medicine (NM) imaging system to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) image information.
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
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a gantry; a plurality of receiver locations in the gantry, wherein at least one of the plurality of receiver locations has an image detector unit installed therein; a processor configured to identify the position of the at least one detector unit and develop an optimal scanning scenario; wherein if an additional image detector unit is installed in an empty receiver location, the system updates its installation information; and
the processor dynamically alters the optimal scanning scenario based on the updated installation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image detector head, comprising:
- a first region of fully populated detector elements; and
at least one side region of movable detector elements, such that the movable detector elements slide across the head of the detector head during an imaging operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a first region of fully populated detector elements; and
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16. An imaging method, comprising:
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determining installation information related to a gantry and a plurality of detector units installed therein; comparing the specific detector element setup in each detector unit from the determined installation information with subject scan information to determine an optimal image scan; performing an imaging operation on a subject based on the optimal image scan. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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