Title :
Performance of a multi-pinhole animal SPECT
Author :
Schramm, N.U. ; Schipper, M. ; Schurrat, T. ; Béhé, M. ; Alfke, H. ; Engeland, U. ; Ebel, G. ; Behr, T.M.
Author_Institution :
ZEL REsearch Center, Julich, Germany
Abstract :
We present imaging results of a high-resolution small animal SPECT. The system is based on a commercial gamma camera and a dedicated multi-pinhole collimator. This multi-pinhole imager provides a reconstructed resolution of 1.5 to 1.7 mm and a system sensitivity of up to 1000cps/MBq.
Keywords :
gamma-ray detection; image reconstruction; image resolution; medical image processing; single photon emission computed tomography; commercial gamma camera; dedicated multipinhole collimator; multipinhole animal SPECT; reconstructed resolution; system sensitivity; Animals; Apertures; Collimators; Detectors; High-resolution imaging; Image reconstruction; Image resolution; Imaging phantoms; Mice; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352289
