Performance evaluation of the GE healthcare eXplore VISTA dual-ring small-animal PET scanner

Y Wang, J Seidel, BMW Tsui, JJ Vaquero… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2006 - Soc Nuclear Med
We evaluated the performance characteristics of the eXplore VISTA dual-ring small-animal
PET scanner, a stationary, ring-type, depth-of-interaction (DOI) correcting system designed …

A prototype high-resolution small-animal PET scanner dedicated to mouse brain imaging

Y Yang, J Bec, J Zhou, M Zhang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
We developed a prototype small-animal PET scanner based on depth-encoding detectors
using dual-ended readout of small scintillator elements to produce high and uniform spatial …

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 …

MicroPET: a high resolution PET scanner for imaging small animals

SR Cherry, Y Shao, RW Silverman… - Ieee transactions on …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
MicroPET is a high resolution positron emission tomography (PET) scanner designed for
imaging small laboratory animals. It consists of a ring of 30 position-sensitive scintillation …

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 …

A prototype PET scanner with DOI-encoding detectors

Y Yang, Y Wu, J Qi, SS James, H Du… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
Detectors with depth-encoding allow a PET scanner to simultaneously achieve high
sensitivity and high spatial resolution. Methods: A prototype PET scanner, consisting of …

[PDF][PDF] Performance evaluation of microPET: a high-resolution lutetium oxyorthosilicate PET scanner for animal imaging

AF Chatziioannou, SR Cherry, Y Shao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1999 - Soc Nuclear Med
Conclusion: This is the first PET scanner to use the new scintillator LSO and uses a novel
detector design to achieve high volumetric spatial resolution. The combination of imaging …

Performance evaluation of the uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scanner based on NEMA NU 2-2018 with additional tests to characterize PET scanners with a long …

BA Spencer, E Berg, JP Schmall… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
The world's first total-body PET scanner with an axial field of view (AFOV) of 194 cm is now
in clinical and research use at our institution. The uEXPLORER PET/CT system is the first …

Spatial resolution and sensitivity of the Inveon small-animal PET scanner

EP Visser, JA Disselhorst, M Brom… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
The Inveon small-animal PET scanner is characterized by a large, 127-mm axial length and
a 161-mm crystal ring diameter. The associated high sensitivity is obtained by using all lines …

First human imaging studies with the EXPLORER total-body PET scanner

RD Badawi, H Shi, P Hu, S Chen, T Xu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Soc Nuclear Med
Within the EXPLORER Consortium, the construction of the world's first total-body PET/CT
scanner has recently been completed. The 194-cm axial field of view of the EXPLORER …