Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System
The TRIMAGE project aims to develop a brain-dedicated PET/MR/EEG (Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance/Electroencephalogram) system that is able to perform simultaneous PET, MR and EEG acquisitions. The PET component consists of a full ring with 18 sectors. Each sector includes three squa...
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| author | Luigi Masturzo Pietro Carra Paola Anna Erba Matteo Morrocchi Alessandro Pilleri Giancarlo Sportelli Nicola Belcari |
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| description | The TRIMAGE project aims to develop a brain-dedicated PET/MR/EEG (Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance/Electroencephalogram) system that is able to perform simultaneous PET, MR and EEG acquisitions. The PET component consists of a full ring with 18 sectors. Each sector includes three square detector modules based on dual sstaggered LYSO:Ce matrices read out by SiPMs. Using Monte Carlo simulations and following NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) guidelines, image quality procedures have been applied to evaluate the performance of the PET component of the system. The performance are reported in terms of spatial resolution, uniformity, recovery coefficient, spill over ratio, noise equivalent count rate (NECR) and scatter fraction. The results show that the TRIMAGE system is at the top of the current brain PET technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50372eb4f22a49758dd0dcbefe40a5862023-11-23T20:33:04ZengMDPI AGJournal of Imaging2313-433X2022-01-01822110.3390/jimaging8020021Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET SystemLuigi Masturzo0Pietro Carra1Paola Anna Erba2Matteo Morrocchi3Alessandro Pilleri4Giancarlo Sportelli5Nicola Belcari6Department of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Translational Research and New Technology in Medicine and Surgery, Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Physics “E. Fermi”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, ItalyThe TRIMAGE project aims to develop a brain-dedicated PET/MR/EEG (Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance/Electroencephalogram) system that is able to perform simultaneous PET, MR and EEG acquisitions. The PET component consists of a full ring with 18 sectors. Each sector includes three square detector modules based on dual sstaggered LYSO:Ce matrices read out by SiPMs. Using Monte Carlo simulations and following NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) guidelines, image quality procedures have been applied to evaluate the performance of the PET component of the system. The performance are reported in terms of spatial resolution, uniformity, recovery coefficient, spill over ratio, noise equivalent count rate (NECR) and scatter fraction. The results show that the TRIMAGE system is at the top of the current brain PET technologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/8/2/21brain PETMonte Carlo characterizationPET/MRTRIMAGE projectNEMA |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Masturzo Pietro Carra Paola Anna Erba Matteo Morrocchi Alessandro Pilleri Giancarlo Sportelli Nicola Belcari Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System Journal of Imaging brain PET Monte Carlo characterization PET/MR TRIMAGE project NEMA |
| title | Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System |
| title_full | Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System |
| title_fullStr | Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System |
| title_short | Monte Carlo Characterization of the Trimage Brain PET System |
| title_sort | monte carlo characterization of the trimage brain pet system |
| topic | brain PET Monte Carlo characterization PET/MR TRIMAGE project NEMA |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/8/2/21 |
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