A skew-slit collimator for small-animal SPECT
GL Zeng - Journal of nuclear medicine technology, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
The main objective of this work was the development of a skew-slit collimator for small-
animal SPECT to replace the state-of-the-art multipinhole collimator. Methods: A pinhole …
animal SPECT to replace the state-of-the-art multipinhole collimator. Methods: A pinhole …
Skew-slit collimator for small animal SPECT
G Zeng, Q Huang, Q Tang, W Wright - 2006 - Soc Nuclear Med
664 Objectives: We design a novel skew-slit collimator for small animal SPECT. Methods:
The state-of-the-art small animal SPECT is a multipinhole imaging. A pinhole provides a …
The state-of-the-art small animal SPECT is a multipinhole imaging. A pinhole provides a …
Helical pinhole SPECT for small-animal imaging: a method for addressing sampling completeness
SD Metzler, KL Greer… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pinhole collimators are widely used to image small organs and small animals because
sensitivity and resolution improve as the distance between the aperture and the object …
sensitivity and resolution improve as the distance between the aperture and the object …
Design and performance of a multi-pinhole collimation device for small animal imaging with clinical SPECT and SPECT–CT scanners
FP DiFilippo - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A multi-pinhole collimation device is developed that uses the gamma camera detectors of a
clinical SPECT or SPECT–CT scanner to produce high-resolution SPECT images. The …
clinical SPECT or SPECT–CT scanner to produce high-resolution SPECT images. The …
An investigation of inconsistent projections and artefacts in multi-pinhole SPECT with axially aligned pinholes
PL Kench, J Lin, MC Gregoire… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Multiple pinholes are advantageous for maximizing the use of the available field of view
(FOV) of compact small animal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) …
(FOV) of compact small animal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) …
Three-pinhole collimator to improve axial spatial resolution and sensitivity in pinhole SPECT
Purpose The aim of this study was to improve the uniformity of the axial spatial resolution
and sensitivity in pinhole single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and to …
and sensitivity in pinhole single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and to …
Geometrical calibration for an animal PET converted SPECT
This work is part of our continued effort on using a collimator inside an animal PET scanner
to make a cost-effective animal SPECT. As compared to previous design, it employed two …
to make a cost-effective animal SPECT. As compared to previous design, it employed two …
Single and multipinhole collimator design evaluation method for small animal SPECT
High-resolution functional imaging of small animals is often obtained by single pinhole
SPECT with circular orbit acquisition. Multipinhole SPECT adds information due to its …
SPECT with circular orbit acquisition. Multipinhole SPECT adds information due to its …
System design and development of a pinhole SPECT system for quantitative functional imaging of small animals
T Aoi, T Zeniya, H Watabe, HM Deloar… - Annals of nuclear …, 2006 - Springer
Recently, small animal imaging by pinhole SPECT has been widely investigated by several
researchers. We developed a pinhole SPECT system specially designed for small animal …
researchers. We developed a pinhole SPECT system specially designed for small animal …
Design and feasibility studies of a high-resolution and low-cost small animal SPECT system
T Dai, S Wang, Y Liu, Z Wu, Y Jin… - 2009 IEEE Nuclear …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study we investigate the feasibility of performing small animal SPECT imaging on a
clinical SPECT scanner with a dedicate pinhole collimator. Analytical formulae are used to …
clinical SPECT scanner with a dedicate pinhole collimator. Analytical formulae are used to …