2022
Optimization of Design Parameters of Flat Panel Limited Angle TOF-PET Scanner: a Simulation Study
Orehar M, Dolenec R, Fakhri G, Gascón D, Gola A, Korpar S, Križan P, Razdevšek G, Pestotnik R. Optimization of Design Parameters of Flat Panel Limited Angle TOF-PET Scanner: a Simulation Study. 2022, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic44845.2022.10399330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImage quality phantomFlat-panel detectorGATE softwareRing scannerPanel detectorDetection chainState-of-the-artNEMA standardsOpen geometryImage reconstructionReconstructed imagesPositron emission tomographyState-of-the-art scannersScannerPhantomDetectorPhotodetectorsElectronNEMAMaterial costGatePositron
2019
Performance evaluation of the 5‐Ring GE Discovery MI PET/CT system using the national electrical manufacturers association NU 2‐2012 Standard
Pan T, Einstein S, Kappadath S, Grogg K, Gomez C, Alessio A, Hunter W, Fakhri G, Kinahan P, Mawlawi O. Performance evaluation of the 5‐Ring GE Discovery MI PET/CT system using the national electrical manufacturers association NU 2‐2012 Standard. Medical Physics 2019, 46: 3025-3033. PMID: 31069816, PMCID: PMC7251507, DOI: 10.1002/mp.13576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxial field-of-viewPeak noise-equivalent count rateNoise-equivalent count rateField of viewCount ratePET performanceNational Electrical Manufacturers Association NU-2Transaxial field of viewPET/CT systemTime resolutionMean energy resolutionConventional photomultiplier tubesCount rate performanceImage quality phantomSpatial resolution measurementsFiltered back projection algorithmImage qualityEnergy resolutionAcquisition timeNU 2Count lossDetector designPhotomultiplier tubeMean energyPET/MR systems