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Development of Small-Animal PET Prototype Using Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM): Initial Results of Phantom and Animal Imaging Studies

Sun Il Kwon, Jae Sung Lee, Hyun Suk Yoon, Mikiko Ito, Guen Bae Ko, Jae Yeon Choi, Sung-Hyuk Lee, In Chan Song, Jae Min Jeong, Dong Soo Lee and Seong Jong Hong
Journal of Nuclear Medicine April 2011, 52 (4) 572-579; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.110.079707
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    SiPM detector and prototype camera. (A) Assembly of LGSO/SiPM detector block and preamplifier and position-encoding boards. (B) Configuration of SiPM PET system.

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    Intrinsic properties of detector. (A) Flood map acquired using LGSO/SiPM detector. (B) Energy spectra of all 52 crystals in this detector.

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    Physical performance of SiPM PET system. (A) Sensitivity values measured at various axial offsets (•: 250–750 keV; ▪: 350–650 keV; ▴: 400–600 keV). (B) Spatial resolution values measured at various radial offsets (•: tangential; ▪: radial).

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    Image of Ultra-Micro Hot Spot Phantom with 6 hollow channels. Lines indicate position of profile shown in Supplemental Figure 4.

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    Tumor imaging in mice. (A) 18F-FDG PET study in mouse bearing colon carcinoma (arrow). (B) 68Ga-RGD PET study in mouse bearing malignant glioma cell line (arrow).

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    Short-axis 18F-FDG myocardial PET images acquired without electrocardiogram gating in a mouse. Line on fourth plane indicates position of profile shown in Supplemental Figure 7.

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    PET images of rats. (A) 18F bone PET study of rat head region. (B) 18F-FDG PET study of rat brain.

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Development of Small-Animal PET Prototype Using Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM): Initial Results of Phantom and Animal Imaging Studies
Sun Il Kwon, Jae Sung Lee, Hyun Suk Yoon, Mikiko Ito, Guen Bae Ko, Jae Yeon Choi, Sung-Hyuk Lee, In Chan Song, Jae Min Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Seong Jong Hong
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Apr 2011, 52 (4) 572-579; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.079707

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Development of Small-Animal PET Prototype Using Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM): Initial Results of Phantom and Animal Imaging Studies
Sun Il Kwon, Jae Sung Lee, Hyun Suk Yoon, Mikiko Ito, Guen Bae Ko, Jae Yeon Choi, Sung-Hyuk Lee, In Chan Song, Jae Min Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Seong Jong Hong
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Apr 2011, 52 (4) 572-579; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.079707
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