Ultra-high-resolution imaging of small animals: implications for preclinical and research studies

DA Weber, M Ivanovic - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 1999 - search.proquest.com
Recent developments in the use of pinhole SPECT and dedicated PET for UHR small
animal imaging have identified the technology that can be used to provide images with …

Validation of the GATE Monte Carlo simulation platform for modelling a CsI (Tl) scintillation camera dedicated to small-animal imaging

D Lazaro, I Buvat, G Loudos, D Strul… - Physics in Medicine …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo simulations are increasingly used in scintigraphic imaging to model imaging
systems and to develop and assess tomographic reconstruction algorithms and correction …

Design and tests of a portable mini gamma camera

F Sanchez, JM Benlloch, B Escat, N Pavón… - Medical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Design optimization, manufacturing, and tests, both laboratory and clinical, of a portable
gamma camera for medical applications are presented. This camera, based on a continuous …

Compact high resolution detector for small animal SPECT

N Schramm, A Wirrwar, F Sonnenberg… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presents a high-resolution detector for small animal SPECT and the scintigraphic
examination of human extremities or scintimammography. The system consists of a 2 mm …

High-resolution scintimammography improves the accuracy of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile scintimammography: use of a new dedicated gamma camera

F Scopinaro, R Pani, G De Vincentis, A Soluri… - European journal of …, 1999 - Springer
The main disadvantage of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) prone
scintimammography is its limited sensitivity for T1a and T1b cancers with a size of less than …

Scintillation and spectroscopic properties of Ce3+-doped YAlO3 and Lux (RE) 1− xAlO3 (RE= Y3+ and Gd3+) scintillators

JA Mares, M Nikl, N Solovieva, C D'Ambrosio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Scintillation properties like photoelectron yield and light yield of Ce3+-doped YAlO3 and
mixed Lux (RE) 1− xAlO3 (RE= Y3+ and Gd3+) perovskite crystals are presented. The …

Molecular breast imaging: advantages and limitations of a scintimammographic technique in patients with small breast tumors

MK O'Connor, SW Phillips, CB Hruska… - The breast …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Preliminary studies from our laboratory showed that molecular breast imaging (MBI) can
reliably detect tumors< 2 cm in diameter. This study extends our work to a larger patient …

Performance tests of two portable mini gamma cameras for medical applications

F Sánchez, MM Fernández, M Giménez… - Medical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed two prototypes of portable gamma cameras for medical applications
based on a previous prototype designed and tested by our group. These cameras use a …

Multi-PSPMT scintillation camera

R Pani, A Soluri, R Scafe, A Pergola… - … on Nuclear Science, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gamma ray imaging is usually accomplished by the use of a relatively large scintillating
crystal coupled to either a number of photomultipliers (PMTs)(Anger Camera) or to a single …

A 3D high-resolution gamma camera for radiopharmaceutical studies with small animals

GK Loudos, KS Nikita, ND Giokaris, E Styliaris… - Applied Radiation and …, 2003 - Elsevier
The results of studies conducted with a small field of view tomographic gamma camera
based on a Position Sensitive Photomultiplier Tube are reported. The system has been used …