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
2008
SU‐GG‐I‐74: New IAEA Document On Acceptance Testing, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for PET and PET/CT Systems
Fakhri G, Fulton R, Gray J, Marengo M, Zimmerman B, Dondi M, McLean I, Palm S. SU‐GG‐I‐74: New IAEA Document On Acceptance Testing, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for PET and PET/CT Systems. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 2659-2659. DOI: 10.1118/1.2961472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET/CT scannerTime-of-flight systemDetector materialPET/CTPET/CT unitComputed tomographyPET indicatorPET/CT systemCT componentPET technologyCT dataNatural radioactivityLesion detectionRadioactivity concentrationPETQuality assuranceDefinition of applicationsIAEAIAEA documentsGuidelinesAcceptance testsReference valuesScannerLesionsDetector