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