2024
Experimental Evaluation of DE-SPECT: A Hyperspectral SPECT System for Region-Selective 3-D Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Molecular Theragnostics
Jin Y, Zannoni E, Sankar P, Gura D, Wu R, Zhu S, Zhang F, Streicher M, Yang H, He Z, Metzler S, Liu C, Sinusas A, Meng L. Experimental Evaluation of DE-SPECT: A Hyperspectral SPECT System for Region-Selective 3-D Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Molecular Theragnostics. 2024, 00: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10657212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCadmium zinc tellurideCadmium zinc telluride detectorsGamma-ray spectroscopyHigh-sensitivity imagingUniform phantomResolution phantomSPECT systemZinc telluridePhantom studyImage qualityPhantomImaging capabilitiesImaging performanceAperture systemFOVMultiple radiotracersHigh-resolutionCollimatorDual-field-of-viewPeripheral vascular diseaseDetectorState-of-the-art technologiesTellurideClinical systems
2022
The Impact of Additional Sampling on Hot-Spot Contrast for DE-SPECT
Metzler S, Zannoni E, Sankar P, Liu C, Sinusas A, Meng L. The Impact of Additional Sampling on Hot-Spot Contrast for DE-SPECT. 2022, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic44845.2022.10399030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHot spot phantomCollimator configurationCZT moduleAxial shiftDetector positionSensitivity dropsSample positionHot spotsNominal positionPhantomPeripheral arterial diseaseOptimal contrastCollimatorActuator switchingCZTArtery diseaseNoise levelDetectorConfigurationSmall axial shiftsShiftEvaluate contrastOptimal tradeoffHigh-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Spread Field Imaging to Differentiate Sub-endocardium and Sub-epicardium in Cardiac SPECT — A Preliminary Phantom Study
Mu Z, Palyo R, Goyal D, Sandoval V, Mu Z, Tao Z, Sinusas A, Miller E, Liu Y. High-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Spread Field Imaging to Differentiate Sub-endocardium and Sub-epicardium in Cardiac SPECT — A Preliminary Phantom Study. 2022, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic44845.2022.10399016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTc-99m solutionHole imagesCardiac SPECTCardiac phantomMyocardial perfusion defectsField imagesParallel hole collimatorResolution of SPECTSub-endocardiumSubset expectation maximizationCZT detectorsSub-epicardiumHole collimatorPerfusion defectsHigh-resolutionOSEM algorithmCollimatorPhantom studyScanner configurationReconstruction technologyPhantomSPECT slicesTransmural perfusion gradientExpectation maximizationOSEM