The imaging of positron emitters in single photon and coincidence mode: Evaluation of SPECT and PET systems

AMJ Paans*, W Kool, ATM Willemsen

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

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    System parameters as spatial resolution, sensitivity, singles and coincidence count rates, signal to noise (S/N) ratio have been measured with positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals in a Siemens MultiSpect2 system with 511 keV collimators, a Siemens ZLC dual-headed uncollimated rotating gamma camera system operated in coincidence mode and a Siemens Ecat 951/31 PET ring system. From these measurements it is evident that the sensitivity and spatial resolution of PET systems are superior to those achieved by SPECT systems. The performance of PET ring systems is superior compared to dual-headed coincidence systems especially if count rate capability and accidental coincidences are considered. The better energy resolution of NaI in comparison with EGO results in a lower scatter fraction at the same energy window. An absolute quantitation is only possible with PET ring systems with an individual attenuation correction.

    Originele taal-2English
    TitelPROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, VOL 18, PTS 1-5
    RedacteurenH Boom, C Robinson, W Rutten, M Neuman, H Wijkstra
    Plaats van productieNEW YORK
    UitgeverijIEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    Pagina's846-847
    Aantal pagina's2
    ISBN van geprinte versie0-7803-3812-X
    StatusPublished - 1997
    Evenement18th Annual International Conference of IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-amd-Biology-Society - , Netherlands
    Duur: 31-okt.-19963-nov.-1996

    Publicatie series

    NaamPROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY
    UitgeverijIEEE
    Volume18

    Other

    Other18th Annual International Conference of IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-amd-Biology-Society
    Land/RegioNetherlands
    Periode31/10/199603/11/1996

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