Title :
Performance evaluation of a second generation small animal PET
Author :
Correia, J.A. ; Burnham, C.A. ; Kaufman, D. ; Brownell, A.L. ; Fischman, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Harvard Med. Sch., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have completed construction of a second-generation, single-plane small-animal PET instrument based on LSO detectors. The second-generation design addresses some of the limitations in the first-generation. The purpose of the work reported here was to characterize the physical performance of this instrument. Physical measurements presented include measurements of spatial resolution, sensitivity, linearity, scatter fraction and count-rate performance as well as the imaging of extended objects.
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; gamma-ray detection; image reconstruction; lutetium compounds; positron emission tomography; solid scintillation detectors; Lu2SiO5; count-rate performance; extended object imaging; linearity; scatter fraction; second generation small animal PET; sensitivity; spatial resolution; Animals; Crystals; Detectors; Drugs; High-resolution imaging; Instruments; Optical imaging; Positron emission tomography; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2002 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7636-6
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2002.1239446
