Compton imaging for medical applications

H Tashima, T Yamaya - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Compton imaging exploits inelastic scattering, known as Compton scattering, using a
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …

Simulating NEMA characteristics of the modular total-body J-PET scanner—an economic total-body PET from plastic scintillators

P Moskal, P Kowalski, RY Shopa… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The purpose of the presented research is estimation of the performance characteristics of
the economic total-body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-molecule imaging and inter-molecular imaging in nuclear medicine

K Shimazoe, M Uenomachi - Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems, 2022 - sciendo.com
Multi-molecule imaging and inter-molecular imaging are not fully implemented yet, however,
can become an alternative in nuclear medicine. In this review article, we present arguments …

Simultaneous in vivo imaging with PET and SPECT tracers using a Compton-PET hybrid camera

M Uenomachi, M Takahashi, K Shimazoe… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Positron-emission tomography (PET) and single-photon-emission computed tomography
(SPECT) are well-established nuclear-medicine imaging methods used in modern medical …

Imaging and sensing of pH and chemical state with nuclear-spin-correlated cascade gamma rays via radioactive tracer

K Shimazoe, M Uenomachi, H Takahashi - Communications Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron-emission tomography
(PET) are highly sensitive molecular detection and imaging techniques that generally …

Simultaneous multi-nuclide imaging via double-photon coincidence method with parallel hole collimators

M Uenomachi, K Shimazoe, K Ogane, H Takahashi - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Multi-tracer imaging can provide useful information in the definitive diagnosis and research
of medical, biological, and pharmaceutical sciences. Single-photon emission computed …

[PDF][PDF] A double photon coincidence detection method for medical gamma-ray imaging.

M Uenomachi, K Shimazoe… - Bio Algorithms Med …, 2022 - archive.sciendo.com
Cascade nuclides emit two or more gamma rays successively through an intermediate state.
The coincidence detection of cascade gamma rays provides several advantages in gamma …

Double-photon emission imaging with high-resolution Si/CdTe Compton cameras

T Orita, G Yabu, H Yoneda, SI Takeda… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Application of Compton cameras to nuclear medicine or small animal imaging is a
challenging subject. A major issue is insufficient spatial resolutions of the existing Compton …

Development of multichannel high time resolution data acquisition system for TOT-ASIC

S Sato, M Uenomachi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a multichannel high time resolution data acquisition (DAQ) system for time-
over-threshold (TOT) application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The developed field …

A 3-dimensional stationary cascade gamma-ray coincidence imager

X Liu, H Liu, L Cheng, J Wu, T Bao… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. For certain radionuclides that decay through emitting two or more gamma photons
consecutively within a short time interval—called cascade gamma-rays, the location where a …