The silicon photomultiplier: fundamentals and applications of a modern solid-state photon detector

S Gundacker, A Heering - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is an established device of choice for a variety of
applications, eg in time of flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET), lifetime …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and simulating SiPMs

F Acerbi, S Gundacker - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) is becoming the device of choice for different applications,
for example in fast timing like in time of flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET) and …

Performance evaluation of the Vereos PET/CT system according to the NEMA NU2-2012 standard

I Rausch, A Ruiz, I Valverde-Pascual… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical performance of the Vereos whole-body
PET/CT system according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) NU2 …

Review on the characteristics of radiation detectors for dosimetry and imaging

J Seco, B Clasie, M Partridge - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The enormous advances in the understanding of human anatomy, physiology and pathology
in recent decades have led to ever-improving methods of disease prevention, diagnosis and …

Recent advances and future progress in PET instrumentation

PJ Slomka, T Pan, G Germano - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
PET is an important and growing imaging modality. PET instrumentation has undergone a
steady evolution improving various aspects of imaging. In this review, we discuss recent and …

Molecular imaging of inflammation/infection: nuclear medicine and optical imaging agents and methods

A Signore, SJ Mather, G Piaggio, G Malviya… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Inflammatory diseases are a heterogeneous class of diseases that may be divided into acute
and chronic forms. They can affect multiple organs (systemic) or can be localized to one …

From simultaneous to synergistic MR‐PET brain imaging: A review of hybrid MR‐PET imaging methodologies

Z Chen, SD Jamadar, S Li, F Sforazzini… - Human brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) scanning is a recent major development in biomedical imaging. The full …

Principles of PET/MR imaging

JA Disselhorst, I Bezrukov, A Kolb, C Parl… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Hybrid PET/MR systems have rapidly progressed from the prototype stage to systems that
are increasingly being used in the clinics. This review provides an overview of …

A PET design based on SiPM and monolithic LYSO crystals: performance evaluation

AJ González, A Aguilar, P Conde… - … on Nuclear Science, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new small animal PET based on SiPM and monolithic LYSO crystals has been developed.
Eight detector modules form the PET ring, each mounting an array of 12× 12 SiPMs coupled …

Development of small-animal PET prototype using silicon photomultiplier (SiPM): initial results of phantom and animal imaging studies

SI Kwon, JS Lee, HS Yoon, M Ito, GB Ko… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM; also called a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode) is a
promising semiconductor photosensor in PET and PET/MRI because it is intrinsically MRI …