EP Seminar

Saving lives through early detection: Breaking the PET efficiency barrier with the 3D-CBS

Name: Saving lives through early detection: Breaking the PET efficiency barrier with the 3D-CBS
Start: 2001-05-16T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2001-05-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Stückelberg Auditorium

by Dr. D. Crosetto

Wednesday 16 May 2001, 17:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

Stückelberg Auditorium

Description

An innovative medical imaging 3-D Complete-Body-Scan (3D-CBS) device, combining the benefits of functional imaging capability of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and anatomical imaging capability of the Computed Tomography (CT) is presented. The unique architecture of the 3D-CBS electronics allows for the extension of the axial field of view to over one meter in length. The 3D-CBS captures about 1000 out of 10000 photons in time coincidence, compared to only 2 out of 10000 captured by the best current PET. In addition the overall architecture of the 3D-CBS permits the use of a single detection apparatus without moving the patient or the detector during a whole-body scan and featuring significant improvements in the scanning speed by providing PET and CT exams combined in 2-4 minutes.

Organiser(s): E. Cortina-Gil

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