Initial results of in vivo CT imaging of contrast agents using MPPC-based photon-counting CT

D Sato, M Arimoto, K Yoshiura, T Mizuno, K Aiga… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is an essential technology in modern medicine, as it
enables three-dimensional non-destructive observation of the inside of the body. Contrast …

First application of scintillator-based photon-counting computed tomography to rock samples: Preliminary results and prospects

A Ishiguro, M Arimoto, D Sato, T Tomoda… - American …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Abstract Knowledge of the three-dimensional distribution of minerals in a rock sample is of
fundamental importance to deciphering a sample's properties and history. Attenuation …

Multi-energy in-vivo imaging of multiple contrast agents in a mouse using MPPC-based photon-counting CT

D Sato, M Arimoto, A Ishiguro, F Lucyana… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is an indispensable technique in modern
diagnostic medicine because it not only allows non-destructive, three-dimensional …

Evaluation of rate capability of SiPM-based X-ray counting detector

VV Leonov, VV Porosev, GA Savinov - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Scintillation radiation detectors based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are widely used
nowadays both in various medical apparatus and physics experiments, eg, in PET. At the …

Sparse-view image reconstruction with total-variation minimization applied to sparsely sampled projection data from SiPM-based photon-counting CT

D Sato, M Arimoto, J Kotoku… - Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We constructed a sparse-view computed tomography (CT) system that combines a
compressed sensing (CS)-based image-reconstruction algorithm and SiPM-based photon …

Multi-pixel photon counter-based gamma camera with pinhole collimator to locate Cs-137 sources at high dose rates for the Fukushima nuclear power plant

T Tomoda, M Arimoto, T Mizuno, D Sato… - Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was severely damaged during the
2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. However, the ongoing decommissioning work has been …

Ex vivo imaging of the liver of rat injected with gadolinium contrast agents using MPPC-based photon counting CT

T Tomoda, M Arimoto, D Sato, T Mizuno… - 2023 IEEE Nuclear …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a technology that non destructively examines the
interior of objects in three dimensions using X-rays. In conventional CT, the X-ray signal is …

(BZA)2PbBr4: Ultrafast Scintillation Detector with Potential for Photon-Counting CT

JJ Van Blaaderen, SJ Van der Sar… - 2023 IEEE Nuclear …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a rapidly emerging medical imaging
technology. Several PCCT scanners have been developed in recent years, using finely …

[PDF][PDF] Study of SiPM-based Photon-counting Computed Tomography and Image Reconstruction Algorithms for Low Radiation Dose

S Daichi - kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is an important non-destructive visualization technology
for three-dimensional structures inside the human body. For lesions that are difficult to be …