Radionuclide methods and instrumentation for breast cancer detection and diagnosis
S Surti - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Breast cancer mammography is a well-acknowledged technique for patient screening due to
its high sensitivity. However, in addition to its low specificity the sensitivity of mammography …
its high sensitivity. However, in addition to its low specificity the sensitivity of mammography …
Combined SPECT/CT and PET/CT for breast imaging
P Russo, M Larobina, F Di Lillo, S Del Vecchio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the field of nuclear medicine imaging, breast imaging for cancer diagnosis is still mainly
based on 2D imaging techniques. Three-dimensional tomographic imaging with whole-body …
based on 2D imaging techniques. Three-dimensional tomographic imaging with whole-body …
Compton PET: a layered structure PET detector with high performance
In most high-resolution PET detector designs, there is an inherent trade-off between spatial
resolution and detector efficiency. We have developed and tested a new geometry for the …
resolution and detector efficiency. We have developed and tested a new geometry for the …
Effects of reflector and crystal surface on the performance of a depth‐encoding PET detector with dual‐ended readout
Purpose: Depth encoding detectors are required to improve the spatial resolution and
spatial resolution uniformity of small animal positron emission tomography (PET) scanners …
spatial resolution uniformity of small animal positron emission tomography (PET) scanners …
Depth-of-interaction study of a dual-readout detector based on TOFPET2 application-specific integrated circuit
M Li, S Abbaszadeh - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Depth-of-interaction (DOI) capability is important for achieving high spatial
resolution and sensitivity in dedicated organ and small animal positron emission …
resolution and sensitivity in dedicated organ and small animal positron emission …
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 …
Development and initial characterization of a high-resolution PET detector module with DOI
Organ-dedicated PET scanners are becoming more prevalent because of their advantages
in higher sensitivity, improved image quality, and lower cost. Detectors utilized in these …
in higher sensitivity, improved image quality, and lower cost. Detectors utilized in these …
Development of a prototype PET scanner with depth-of-interaction measurement using solid-state photomultiplier arrays and parallel readout electronics
In this study, we developed a prototype animal PET by applying several novel technologies
to use solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM) arrays to measure the depth of interaction (DOI) …
to use solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM) arrays to measure the depth of interaction (DOI) …
A crosshair light sharing PET detector with DOI and TOF capabilities using four-to-one coupling and single-ended readout
E Yoshida, F Obata, K Kamada… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To improve positron emission tomography (PET) image quality, depth-of-interaction (DOI)
information and time-of-flight (TOF) information are key technologies. In this work, we …
information and time-of-flight (TOF) information are key technologies. In this work, we …
Polaroid-PET: a PET scanner with detectors fitted with Polaroid for filtering unpolarized optical photons—a Monte Carlo simulation study
A Sanaat, A Ashrafi-Belgabad… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose and evaluate the performance of an improved preclinical positron emission
tomography (PET) scanner design, referred to as Polaroid-PET, consisting of a detector …
tomography (PET) scanner design, referred to as Polaroid-PET, consisting of a detector …