A multi-threshold sampling method for TOF-PET signal processing

H Kim, CM Kao, Q Xie, CT Chen, L Zhou, F Tang… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
As an approach to realizing all-digital data acquisition for positron emission tomography
(PET), we have previously proposed and studied a multi-threshold sampling method to …

An optimal filter based algorithm for PET detectors with digital sampling front-end

B Joly, G Montarou, J Lecoq, G Bohner… - … on Nuclear Science, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of fast sampling electronics, digital pulse processing techniques for
PET signals are raising interest. The optimal filter (OF) algorithm reconstructs pulse …

A two stage interpolator and multi threshold discriminator for the Brain-PET scanner timestamp calculation

SM Qaisar - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ability of properly localizing the cancerous cells is mainly dependent on the capability of
a Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) scanner to distinguish between the time-correlated …

Offset compensated baseline restoration and computationally efficient hybrid interpolation for the brain PET

SM Qaisar - Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems, 2018 - degruyter.com
The acquisition of positron emission tomography (PET) pulses introduces artifacts and limits
the performance of the scanner. To minimize these inadequacies, this work focuses on the …

Sampling rate and ADC resolution requirements in digital front-end electronics for TOF PET

B Joly, G Montarou, PE Vert - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the context of the development of an in-beam time-of-flight positron emission tomography
demonstrator dedicated to the in vivo monitoring of delivered dose in hadrontherapy, we …

A CMOS time-to-digital converter for multi-voltage threshold method in positron emission tomography

Y Li, H Yu, L Jiang, Z Ji, J Zhu, M Niu… - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Avoiding use of traditional high-speed analog-to digital converters (ADCs) and constant
fraction discriminators, multi-voltage threshold (MVT) method is able to digitally sample …

Timing performance evaluation of PMT-quadrant-sharing LYSO detectors for time-of-flight PET

S An, H Li, S Liu, R Ramirez, Y Zhang… - … on Nuclear Science, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Time-of-flight (TOF) data can improve the imaging quality of positron emission tomography
(PET) cameras by estimating the location of the positron annihilation. In this study, we …

Waveform-sampling electronics for time-of-flight PET scanner

WJ Ashmanskas, BC LeGeyt… - 2011 IEEE Nuclear …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Waveform sampling (WFS) is an appealing technique for instruments requiring precision
time and pulse-height measurements. Recent advances in switched-capacitor-array ASICs …

Characterization of scintillation pulses in time determination in TOF-PET

N Guo, Q Xie, J Zhu - 2009 16th IEEE-NPSS Real Time …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scintillation pulses generated from positron emission tomography (PET) detectors contain
the information of annihilation events including timing and energy. Conventionally, the peak …

Time determination of BGO-APD detectors by digital signal processing for positron emission tomography

JD Leroux, JP Martin, D Rouleau… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coincidence timing resolution in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) can be improved by
replacing fast analog pulse shaping and Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD) with fully …