Performance evaluation of a PEM scanner using the NEMA NU 4-2008 small animal PET standards

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1 PART 1, 2010, Pages 94-103

  Luo, Weidong ^a   Anashkin, Edward ^a   Matthews, Christopher G ^b  

^a Naviscan Inc   (United States)

^b Sinogram Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

NEMA performance standards; Positron emission mammography; Preclinical PET

Indexed keywords

AXIAL SPATIAL RESOLUTION; COMPACT DESIGNS; DETECTOR CONFIGURATION; FIELD OF VIEWS; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-PLANE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; PET SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION MAMMOGRAPHY; RESOLUTION MODES; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SMALL ANIMAL PET SCANNERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM SENSITIVITY; WHOLE-BODY;

ANIMALS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRONS; STANDARDS;

SCANNING;

EID: 77950678626     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2036847     Document Type: Article

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