Performance Evaluation of a Newly Developed MR-Compatible Mobile PET Scanner with Two Detector Layouts
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DOI: 10.1007/s11307-019-01384-9
Abstract: Purpose A mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scanner called flexible PET (fxPET), designed to fit existing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) system, has been developed. The purpose of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: image quality; pet scanner; fxpet;
Offline imaging of positron emitters induced by therapeutic helium, carbon and oxygen ion beams with a full-ring PET/CT scanner: experiments in reference targets.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab48b4
Abstract: In-vivo verification of light ion therapy based on positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging of irradiation induced patient activation relies on activity predictions from Monte-Carlo (MC) or analytical computational engines for comparison to the measurements. In order… read more here.
Keywords: pet; pet scanner; full ring; ion ... See more keywords
A monolithic ASIC demonstrator for the Thin Time-of-Flight PET scanner
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/07/p07013
Abstract: Time-of-flight measurement is an important advancement in PET scanners to improve image reconstruction with a lower delivered radiation dose. This article describes the monolithic ASIC for the TT-PET project, a novel idea for a high-precision… read more here.
Keywords: time flight; pet scanner; pet; monolithic asic ... See more keywords
The role of activity, scan duration and patient’s body mass index in the optimization of FDG imaging protocols on a TOF-PET/CT scanner
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DOI: 10.1186/s40658-021-00380-9
Abstract: Background Time-of-flight (TOF) PET technology determines a reduction in the noise and improves the reconstructed image quality in low count acquisitions, such as in overweight patients, allowing a reduction of administered activity and/or imaging time.… read more here.
Keywords: tof pet; scan duration; pet scanner; activity ... See more keywords