SiPM-PET with a short optical fiber bundle for simultaneous PET-MR imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3869-3883

  Hong, Seong Jong ^a   Kang, Han Gyoo ^a   Ko, Guen Bae ^b   Song, In Chan ^c   Rhee, June Tak ^d   Lee, Jae Sung ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELECTRONICS BOX; GRADIENT ECHO; IMAGING OBJECTS; MR IMAGES; MR SCANNERS; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION; RF COIL; RF PULSE; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION PHOTONS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SURFACE COILS; TURBO SPIN ECHOS;

DEGRADATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; YTTRIUM;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

COPPER; GLASS FIBER; SILICON;

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION PROTECTION; TIME;

COPPER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SILICON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862001740     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/12/3869     Document Type: Article

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