Developments in high‐resolution positron emission tomography at MGH | Zendy

Brownell G. L. | Zendy; Burnham C. A. | Zendy; Stearns C. W. | Zendy; Chesler D. A. | Zendy; Brownell A.L. | Zendy; Palmer M. R. | Zendy

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Developments in high‐resolution positron emission tomography at MGH

Author(s) -

Brownell G. L.,

Burnham C. A.,

Stearns C. W.,

Chesler D. A.,

Brownell A.L.,

Palmer M. R.

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

international journal of imaging systems and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1098-1098

pISSN - 0899-9457

DOI - 10.1002/ima.1850010210

Subject(s) - positron emission tomography , detector , sensitivity (control systems) , resolution (logic) , computer science , high resolution , sampling (signal processing) , materials science , optics , physics , nuclear medicine , electronic engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , medicine , remote sensing , geology

The development of high resolution PET systems is important for the wider application of this techniques. The resolution of PET is limited by a number of physical factors such as positron range, small angle deviation, and sampling frequency. The design of the detector array and its sensitivity remain critical factors; designs incorporating analog coding have proven to be useful. PCR‐I, a single plane PET system, has demonstrated the concept and has produced useful images in animal studies. PCR‐II will extend the concept to a two dimensional detector array resulting in a system with high resolution and high sensitivity.

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