Technical opportunities and challenges in developing total-body PET scanners for mice and rats
Positron emission tomography (PET) is the most sensitive in vivo molecular imaging
technique available. Small animal PET has been widely used in studying pharmaceutical …
technique available. Small animal PET has been widely used in studying pharmaceutical …
A semi‐monolithic detector providing intrinsic DOI‐encoding and sub‐200 ps CRT TOF‐capabilities for clinical PET applications
Background Current clinical positron emission tomography (PET) systems utilize detectors
where the scintillator typically contains single elements of 3–6‐mm width and about 20‐mm …
where the scintillator typically contains single elements of 3–6‐mm width and about 20‐mm …
3D Compton image reconstruction method for whole gamma imaging
H Tashima, E Yoshida, H Wakizaka… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Compton imaging or Compton camera imaging has been studied well, but its advantages in
nuclear medicine and molecular imaging have not been demonstrated yet. Therefore, the …
nuclear medicine and molecular imaging have not been demonstrated yet. Therefore, the …
Minimization of parallax error in positron emission tomography using depth of interaction capable detectors: methods and apparatus
In this paper, the authors review the field of parallax error (PE) minimization in positron
emission tomography (PET) imaging systems by using depth of interaction (DOI) capable …
emission tomography (PET) imaging systems by using depth of interaction (DOI) capable …
Position estimation using neural networks in semi-monolithic PET detectors
M Freire, J Barrio, N Cucarella… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The goal of this work is to experimentally compare the 3D spatial and energy
resolution of a semi-monolithic detector suitable for total-body positron emission tomography …
resolution of a semi-monolithic detector suitable for total-body positron emission tomography …
Inter-crystal scattering recovery of light-sharing PET detectors using convolutional neural networks
Inter-crystal scattering (ICS) is a type of Compton scattering of photons from one crystal to
adjacent crystals and causes inaccurate assignment of the annihilation photon interaction …
adjacent crystals and causes inaccurate assignment of the annihilation photon interaction …
Performance comparison of dual-ended readout depth-encoding PET detectors based on BGO and LYSO crystals
J Du, G Ariño-Estrada, X Bai… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of dual-ended readout depth-encoding positron emission tomography
(PET) detectors based on bismuth germanate (BGO) coupled to silicon photomultipliers …
(PET) detectors based on bismuth germanate (BGO) coupled to silicon photomultipliers …
Feasibility of triple gamma ray imaging of 10C for range verification in ion therapy
A Mohammadi, H Tashima, S Takyu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. In carbon ion therapy, the visualization of the range of incident particles in a
patient body is important for treatment verification. In-beam positron emission tomography …
patient body is important for treatment verification. In-beam positron emission tomography …
Sub‐2 mm depth of interaction localization in PET detectors with prismatoid light guide arrays and single‐ended readout using convolutional neural networks
Purpose Depth of interaction (DOI) readout in PET imaging has been researched in efforts to
mitigate parallax error, which would enable the development of small diameter, high …
mitigate parallax error, which would enable the development of small diameter, high …
Depth‐of‐interaction positron emission tomography detector with 45° tilted silicon photomultipliers using dual‐ended signal readout
Background Small‐animal positron emission tomography (PET) systems are widely used in
molecular imaging research and drug development. There is also growing interest in organ …
molecular imaging research and drug development. There is also growing interest in organ …