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Detector Concept for OPET—A Combined PET and Optical Imaging System
- Source :
- Prout, D L; Silverman, R W; & Chatziioannou, A. (2004). Detector concept for OPET-A combined PET and optical Imaging system. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 51(3), 752-756. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6ss310r4
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- The design of an imaging system capable of detecting both high-energy /spl gamma/-rays and optical wavelength photons is underway at the UCLA Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging. This system, which we call optical PET (OPET), will be capable of noninvasively and repeatedly imaging small animal models in vivo for the presence of PET and optical signals. In this study, we describe the physical principles behind the operation of the OPET imaging system and discuss the design concept for one of the detector modules. Additionally, we demonstrate the operation of an initial prototype detector module for simultaneous detection and imaging of annihilation radiation and single optical photons emanating from separate sources. These results indicate that the construction of an imaging system based on this detector technology is feasible.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Photon
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Detector
Photodetector
bioluminescence
microPET
Article
Optics
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Positron emission tomography
small animal imaging
Annihilation radiation
Scintillation counter
medicine
positron emission tomography (PET)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Optical tomography
Molecular imaging
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Prout, D L; Silverman, R W; & Chatziioannou, A. (2004). Detector concept for OPET-A combined PET and optical Imaging system. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 51(3), 752-756. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6ss310r4
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9382099d2fd76216cafbac4989441116