Strategies for mitigating inter-crystal scattering effects in positron emission tomography: a comprehensive review

MS Lee, HS Shim, JS Lee - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2024 - Springer
Inter-crystal scattering (ICS) events in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) present
challenges affecting system sensitivity and image quality. Understanding the physics and …

A deep neural network for positioning and inter-crystal scatter identification in multiplexed PET detectors: a simulation study

FE Enríquez-Mier-y-Terán, L Zhou… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. High-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) relies on the accurate
positioning of annihilation photons impinging the crystal array. However, conventional …

High‐resolution motion compensation for brain PET imaging using real‐time electromagnetic motion tracking

W Tan, Z Wang, X Zeng, A Boccia, X Wang… - Medical …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Background Substantial improvements in spatial resolution in brain positron emission
tomography (PET) scanners have greatly reduced partial volume effect, making head …

A deep neural network for positioning and inter-crystal scatter identification in multiplexed PET detectors

FE Enriquez-Mier-y-Teran, L Zhou, SR Meikle… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Objective: Conventional event positioning algorithms in light-sharing PET detectors are often
limited by edge effects and the impact of inter-crystal scattering (ICS). This study explores …

Development and Performance Optimisation of a Multiplexed DOI-Encoding PET Detector Using the TOFPET2 ASIC

FE Enríquez-Mier-y-Terán… - … on Radiation and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Depth-of-interaction (DOI) positron emission tomography (PET) detectors are essential in
high-resolution small animal PET. The dual-ended readout detector configuration provides …

Development of high resolution, high sensitivity PET capability for awake and freely moving small animals

FE Enriquez Mier Y Teran - 2024 - ses.library.usyd.edu.au
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in small animals, such as mice and rats, holds
great potential for advancing our understanding of neurological disorders and evaluating …

Experimental Study: Scanner-level Inter-crystal Scatter Recovery for TOF-DOI Prototype Prism-PET Brain Scanner

Y Li, Z Wang, X Zeng, W Tan, E Petersen… - 2024 IEEE Nuclear …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inter-crystal scatter (ICS) poses a significant limitation to the quantitative accuracy of
reconstructed images in positron emission tomography (PET), as gamma photons scatter …