Wilson Donald W, Furenlid Lars R, Barrett Harrison H, Chen Yi Chun
Department of Radiology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724.
Department of Radiology, and Optical Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona 85724.
IEEE Nucl Sci Symp Conf Rec (1997). 2004 Oct;6:3389-3392. doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1466614.
We outline the design of a new small-animal PET system. This system employs modular scintillation cameras composed of nine PMTs coupled by a light guide to a monolithic NaI(Tl) scintillation crystal. The basic principles of the PET system are presented along with an overview of the electronics and position-estimation scheme. The potential advantages of this design are discussed and preliminary reconstructed images are presented.
我们概述了一种新型小动物正电子发射断层扫描(PET)系统的设计。该系统采用模块化闪烁相机,由九个光电倍增管(PMT)组成,通过光导与一块整体式碘化钠(铊)闪烁晶体耦合。文中介绍了PET系统的基本原理,以及电子学和位置估计方案的概述。讨论了这种设计的潜在优势,并展示了初步的重建图像。