DocumentCode :
3532697
Title :
TOPEM: A multimodality probe (PET TOF, MRI, and MRS) for diagnosis and follow up of prostate cancer
Author :
Garibaldi, F. ; De Leo, R. ; Ranieri, A. ; Loddo, F. ; Floresta, M. ; Tamma, C. ; Gabrielli, A. ; Giorgi, F. ; Cusanno, F. ; Musico, P. ; Perrino, R. ; Finocchiaro, P. ; Cosentino, L. ; Pappalardo, A. ; Meddi, F. ; Maraviglia, B. ; Giove, F. ; Gili, T. ;
Author_Institution :
INFN Sezione di Roma, Rome, Italy
fYear :
2010
fDate :
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
Firstpage :
2442
Lastpage :
2444
Abstract :
Multimodality imaging plays a significant role on specific diagnosis of prostate cancer. An endorectal PET-TOF MRI probe, designed here, allows for improved SNR and NECR with respect to standard imagers, providing better functional diagnosis of prostate diseases.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; cancer; positron emission tomography; MRI; MRS; TOPEM; endorectal PET-TOF MRI probe; multimodality probe; patient diagnosis; prostate cancer; prostate diseases; standard imagers; Detectors; Layout; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Probes; Spatial resolution; Timing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
ISSN :
1095-7863
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9106-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874226
Filename :
5874226
Link To Document :
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