Engineering and performance (NEMA and animal) of a lower-cost higher-resolution animal PET/CT scanner using photomultiplier-quadrant-sharing detectors

WH Wong, H Li, H Baghaei, Y Zhang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
The dedicated murine PET (MuPET) scanner is a high-resolution, high-sensitivity, and low-
cost preclinical PET camera designed and manufactured at our laboratory. In this article, we …

Performance evaluation of the inveon dedicated PET preclinical tomograph based on the NEMA NU-4 standards

Q Bao, D Newport, M Chen, DB Stout… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
The Inveon dedicated PET (DPET) scanner is the latest generation of preclinical PET
systems devoted to high-resolution and high-sensitivity murine model imaging. In this study …

Performance evaluation of the microPET focus: a third-generation microPET scanner dedicated to animal imaging

YC Tai, A Ruangma, D Rowland, S Siegel… - Journal of nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
The microPET Focus is the latest generation microPET system dedicated to high-resolution
animal imaging and incorporates several changes to enhance its performance. This study …

Performance measurement of the microPET focus 120 scanner

JS Kim, JS Lee, KC Im, SJ Kim, SY Kim… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
The microPET Focus 120 scanner is a third-generation animal PET scanner dedicated to
rodent imaging. Here, we report the results of scanner performance testing. Methods: A …

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NU-4 performance evaluation of the PET component of the NanoPET/CT preclinical PET/CT scanner

I Szanda, J Mackewn, G Patay, P Major… - Journal of nuclear …, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
The NanoPET/CT represents the latest generation of commercial preclinical PET/CT
systems. This article presents a performance evaluation of the PET component of the system …

Micro insert: A prototype full-ring PET device for improving the image resolution of a small-animal PET scanner

H Wu, D Pal, TY Song, JA O'Sullivan… - Journal of nuclear …, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
A full-ring PET insert device should be able to enhance the image resolution of existing
small-animal PET scanners. Methods: The device consists of 18 high-resolution PET …

Performance evaluation of the 32-module quadHIDAC small-animal PET scanner

KP Schäfers, AJ Reader, M Kriens… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
The 32-module quadHIDAC is a commercial, high-resolution animal PET scanner, based on
gas multiwire proportional chambers. Methods: Several scanner parameters that …

A feasibility study of a prototype PET insert device to convert a general-purpose animal PET scanner to higher resolution

H Wu, D Pal, JA O'Sullivan, YC Tai - Journal of nuclear medicine, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
We developed a prototype system to evaluate the feasibility of using a PET insert device to
achieve higher resolution from a general-purpose animal PET scanner. Methods: The …

Initial results of a truly pixelated APD-based PET scanner for high-resolution preclinical imaging

E Gaudin, C Thibaudeau, L Arpin, JD Leroux… - 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
91 Objectives: The LabPET II is a new generation APD-based PET scanner designed to
achieve sub-mm spatial resolution using fully pixelated detectors and highly integrated …

National Electrical Manufacturers Association and clinical evaluation of a novel brain PET/CT scanner

KS Grogg, T Toole, J Ouyang, X Zhu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to determine the performance of a novel mobile human brain/small-
animal PET/CT system. The scanner has a 35.7-cm-diameter bore and a 22-cm axial extent …