期刊
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
卷 66, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abd952
关键词
positron emission tomography; mouse imaging; pixel detector; avalanche photodiode; submillimetric resolution
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- FRQS
LabPET II is a new PET technology platform designed for high-resolution imaging, achieving submillimetric spatial resolution in preclinical and clinical settings. Results show promising capabilities for biomolecular imaging in preclinical research, with submillimetric resolution achieved in hot spot phantoms and exceptional contrast for tiny bone structures in mice.
The LabPET II is a new positron emission tomography technology platform designed to achieve submillimetric spatial resolution imaging using fully pixelated avalanche photodiodes-based detectors and highly integrated parallel front-end processing electronics. The detector was designed as a generic building block to develop devices for preclinical imaging of small to mid-sized animals and for clinical imaging of the human brain. The aim of this work is to assess the physical characteristics and imaging performance of the mouse version of LabPET II scanner following the NEMA NU4-2008 standard and using high resolution phantoms and in vivo imaging applications. A reconstructed spatial resolution of 0.78 mm (0.5 mu l) is measured close to the center of the radial field of view. With an energy window of 350 650 keV, the system absolute sensitivity is 1.2% and its maximum noise equivalent count rate reaches 61.1 kcps at 117 MBq. Submillimetric spatial resolution is achieved in a hot spot phantom and tiny bone structures were resolved with unprecedented contrast in the mouse. These results provide convincing evidence of the capabilities of the LabPET II technology for biomolecular imaging in preclinical research.
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