MR-PET Hybrid Scout Scan/Topogram Workflow

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14472417

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A magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography (MR-PET) hybrid scanner workflow for providing a scout scan (topogram) of a patient includes (a) positioning the patient in the MR-PET hybrid scanner; (b) referencing the patient to the scanner's field of view; (c) specifying the patient parameters for MR and PET hybrid topogram scan; (d) performing hybrid MR-PET topogram scan and acquiring MR topogram scan data and PET topogram scan data simultaneously; and (e) reconstructing the MR and PET topogram scan images in real-time; and (f) presenting the topogram san images as a fused topogram data set.

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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTWERNER-VON-SIEMENS-STRASSE 1 MUENCHEN 80333

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Caruba, James Frank Bartlett, US 38 177
Ladebeck, Ralf Erlangen, DE 82 772

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