A CCD based approach to collimated photon counting imaging for micro-SPECT/CT

Author

Eaker, Diane R. ; Dzyubak, Bogdan ; Jorgensen, Steven M. ; Ritman, Erik L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Physiol. & Biomed. Eng., Mayo Clinic Coll. of Med. of Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

990

Lastpage

992

Abstract

Analog summation methods of X-ray imaging have nonlinearity in signal readout and dynamic range limitations. To minimize these limitations, a photon counting CCD-based gamma camera imaging system has been developed and evaluated.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; computerised tomography; diagnostic radiography; gamma-ray apparatus; photon counting; single photon emission computed tomography; CCD based approach; CT; X-ray imaging analog summation methods; collimated photon counting imaging; dynamic range limitations; microSPECT; photon counting CCD-based gamma camera system; signal readout nonlinearity; Computer-Aided Design; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Gamma Cameras; Image Enhancement; Miniaturization; Photons; Reproducibility of Results; Semiconductors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Subtraction Technique; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333133

Filename

5333133