Design, evaluation and initial imaging results of a PET insert based on strip-line readout for simultaneous PET/MRI

We present the development of a PET insert system for potential simultaneous PET/MR imaging using a 9.4 T small animal MRI scanner to test our system. The detectors of the system adopt a strip-line based multiplexing readout method for SiPM signals. In this readout, multiple SiPM outputs in a row sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment. - 1987. - 959(2020) vom: 11. Apr.
1. Verfasser: Kim, H (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hua, Y, Chen, H-T, Tsai, H-M, Chen, C-T, Karczmar, G, Fan, X, Xi, D, Xie, Q, Chou, C-Y, Kao, C-M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
Schlagworte:Journal Article Magnetic Resonance Imaging Positron Emission Tomography Sampling Strip-line Readout
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700 1 |a Chen, H-T  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tsai, H-M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Chen, C-T  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Karczmar, G  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Fan, X  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Xi, D  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Xie, Q  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Chou, C-Y  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kao, C-M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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