Roadmap toward the 10 ps time-of-flight PET challenge

P Lecoq, C Morel, JO Prior, D Visvikis… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Since the seventies, positron emission tomography (PET) has become an invaluable
medical molecular imaging modality with an unprecedented sensitivity at the picomolar …

Organ-dedicated molecular imaging systems

AJ González, F Sánchez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this review, we will cover both clinical and technical aspects of the advantages and
disadvantages of organ specific (dedicated) molecular imaging (MI) systems, namely …

Evolution of PET detectors and event positioning algorithms using monolithic scintillation crystals

A Gonzalez-Montoro, AJ Gonzalez… - … on Radiation and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of monolithic scintillator-based photon detectors in positron emission tomography
(PET) has emerged as an attractive alternative to traditional pixelated array designs …

Novel imaging techniques in staging oesophageal cancer

K Foley, J Findlay, V Goh - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The survival of oesophageal cancer is poor as most patients present with advanced disease.
Radiological staging of oesophageal cancer is complex but is fundamental to clinical …

Evaluation of a clinical TOF-PET detector design that achieves⩽ 100 ps coincidence time resolution

JW Cates, CS Levin - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Commercially available clinical positron emission tomography (PET) detectors employ
scintillation crystals that are long (20 mm length) and narrow (4–5 mm width) optically …

High‐resolution and high‐sensitivity PET for quantitative molecular imaging of the monoaminergic nuclei: A GATE simulation study

Z Wang, X Cao, A LaBella, X Zeng, A Biegon… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Quantitative in vivo molecular imaging of fine brain structures requires high‐spatial
resolution and high‐sensitivity. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an attractive …

Application of deep learning to predict standardized uptake value ratio and amyloid status on 18F-florbetapir PET using ADNI data

F Reith, ME Koran, G Davidzon… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cortical amyloid quantification on PET by using the
standardized uptake value ratio is valuable for research studies and clinical trials in …

Breast-dedicated radionuclide imaging systems

DFC Hsu, DL Freese, CS Levin - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Breast-dedicated radionuclide imaging systems show promise for increasing clinical
sensitivity for breast cancer while minimizing patient dose and cost. We present several …

Side readout of long scintillation crystal elements with digital SiPM for TOF‐DOI PET

JY Yeom, R Vinke, CS Levin - Medical physics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Side readout of scintillation light from crystal elements in positron emission
tomography (PET) is an alternative to conventional end‐readout configurations, with the …

Experimental evaluation of a 3-d czt imaging spectrometer for potential use in compton-enhanced pet imaging

Y Jin, M Streicher, H Yang, S Brown… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We constructed a prototype positron emission tomography (PET) system and experimentally
evaluated large-volume 3-D cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors for potential use in …