A multi-slice dual layer MR-compatible animal PET system

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2706-2713

  Yamamoto, S ^a   Hatazawa, J ^b   Imaizumi, M ^b   Shimosegawa, E ^b   Aoki, M ^c   Sugiyama, E ^c   Kawakami, M ^c   Takamatsu, S ^d   Minato, K ^d   Matsumoto, K ^e   Senda, M ^e  

^a KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Hitachi Metal Neomax Company   (Japan)

^d NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compatible; MRI; PET; Small animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PET; AXIAL FIELD OF VIEWS; AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; BLOCK DETECTORS; CIRCULAR RING; COMPATIBLE; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; DUAL LAYER; GRADIENT COIL; LIGHT GUIDES; MIXED LUTETIUM SILICATES; MR-COMPATIBLE; MRI; MRI IMAGE; MULTI-CHANNEL; PET; PET IMAGES; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; RAT BRAIN; RF COIL; SCINTILLATION LIGHT; SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SMALL ANIMAL; SMALL ANIMALS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIMING RESOLUTIONS; TRANSAXIAL;

ANIMALS; MAGNETS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SILICATES;

DETECTORS;

EID: 70350176154     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2030192     Document Type: Article

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