Performance evaluation of a small animal PET scanner. Spatial resolution characterization using 18F and 11C

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 571, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 215-218

  Spinelli, Antonello E ^a   D'Ambrosio, Daniela ^a   Pettinato, Cinzia ^a   Trespidi, Silvia ^a   Nanni, Cristina ^a   Ambrosini, Valentina ^a   Baldazzi, Giuseppe ^b   Bergamini, Carlo ^a   Marengo, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Noise equivelent counts; Scatter fraction; Small animal PET scanner; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SENSORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SENSORS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCANNING;

NOISE EQUIVALENT COUNTS; SCANNER SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SCATTER FRACTION; SMALL ANIMAL PET SCANNERS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33846341717     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.066     Document Type: Article

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