2023
Imaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner
Loignon-Houle F, Toussaint M, Beaudoin J, Gaudreault M, Doyon V, Leroux J, Auger E, Thibaudeau C, Arpin L, Croteau E, Espinosa-Bentancourt E, Samson A, Bouchard J, Espagnet R, Viscogliosi N, Pepin C, Labrecque V, Paulin C, Marin T, Ouyang J, Normandin M, Tétrault M, Michaud J, Fontaine R, Fakhri G, Lecomte R. Imaging Performance of the Fully Assembled Ultra-High Resolution (UHR) Brain PET scanner. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain PET scannerUltra-high resolutionPET scannerPeak noise-equivalent count rateUltra Micro Hot Spot PhantomNoise-equivalent count rateAxial field-of-viewHot spot phantomHoffman brain phantomSmall-scale structuresCount rateBrain phantomContrast recoveryReadout schemeField of viewBrain PET imagingPhantomExcellent image qualityImaging performanceSpatial resolutionSmall structuresUltrahigh resolutionImage qualityPET imagingLarger rods
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
2015
National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner
Grogg K, Toole T, Ouyang J, Zhu X, Normandin M, Li Q, Johnson K, Alpert N, Fakhri G. National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Brain PET/CT Scanner. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2015, 57: 646-652. PMID: 26697961, PMCID: PMC4818715, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.159723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoise-equivalent count rateCount rateLoose cutsMaximum noise-equivalent counting rateSpatial resolutionDetector ringSilicon photomultipliersBrain phantomContrast recoveryAttenuation correctionPET/CT systemCrystal blockPET/CT scannerImage qualityRadial offsetNational Electrical Manufacturers AssociationActivity distributionUnique mobility capabilitiesAxial extentTransverse resolutionPhantomAxial resolutionActivity concentrationsHuman scansLayer 1 cm