Performance evaluation of a new dedicated breast PET scanner using NEMA NU4-2008 standards

KK Miyake, K Matsumoto, M Inoue… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance characteristics of a newly developed
dedicated breast PET scanner, according to National Electrical Manufacturers Association …

Impact of acquisition geometry, image processing, and patient size on lesion detection in whole-body 18F-FDG PET

G El Fakhri, PA Santos, RD Badawi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work was to develop a rigorous evaluation methodology to assess
performance of different acquisition and processing methods for variable patient sizes in the …

Prototype time-of-flight PET ring integrated with a 3T MRI system for simultaneous whole-body PET/MR imaging

C Levin, G Glover, T Deller, D McDaniel, W Peterson… - 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
148 Objectives A prototype time-of-flight PET system based on silicon photomultipliers
(SiPM) has been developed for simultaneous whole body PET/MR imaging. In this study …

Comparative evaluation of lesion detectability for 6 PET imaging platforms using a highly reproducible whole-body phantom with 22Na lesions and localization ROC …

DJ Kadrmas, PE Christian - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
The lesion detectability performance of 6 PET imaging platforms has been compared using
a highly reproducible whole-body phantom and localization receiver operating characteristic …

Impact of patient weight and emission scan duration on PET/CT image quality and lesion detectability

BS Halpern, M Dahlbom, A Quon… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
This study was performed to prospectively evaluate fast PET/CT imaging protocols using
lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) detector technology and 3-dimensional (3D) image …

Study of PET scanner designs using clinical metrics to optimize the scanner axial FOV and crystal thickness

S Surti, ME Werner, JS Karp - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this study is to understand the trade-off between crystal thickness and scanner
axial field-of-view FOV (AFOV) for clinical PET imaging. Clinical scanner design has evolved …

Total-body 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in oncology patients: how fast could it be?

P Hu, Y Zhang, H Yu, S Chen, H Tan, C Qi… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to determine a faster PET acquisition protocol for a total-
body PET/CT scanner by assessing the image quality that is equivalent to a conventional …

[HTML][HTML] NEMA NU 2–2018 performance evaluation of a new generation 30-cm axial field-of-view Discovery MI PET/CT

KG Zeimpekis, FA Kotasidis, M Huellner… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The DMI PET/CT is a modular silicon photomultiplier–based scanner with
an axial field-of-view (FOV) between 15 and 25 cm depending on ring configuration (3, 4, or …

Performance characteristics of an eight-ring whole body PET scanner

ER Kops, H Herzog, A Schmid, S Holte… - Journal of Computer …, 1990 - journals.lww.com
The technical characteristics of the multislice whole-body positron emission tomographic
scanner (model PC4096–15WB Scanditronix) and its performance parameters are …

Design and characterization of IndyPET-II: a high-resolution, high-sensitivity dedicated research scanner

NC Rouze, GD Hutchins - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The IndyPET-II scanner has been developed as a high-resolution, high-sensitivity research
PET scanner for use in small animal, intermediate sized animal, and small field of view …