Euromedim 2006 :1st European Conference on Molecular Imaging Technology

Session

Multi modality

S07

11 May 2006, 15:00

Palais du Pharo, Marseille

37. Performance analysis of a low-cost small animal PET/SPECT scanner

Mr Pedro Guerra (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid)

11/05/2006, 15:00

S7 Multimodalities

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PET and SPECT are nowadays fundamental techniques for the non-invasive monitorization of chemical pathways in living subjects, based on the emitted radiation of a radiolabeled pharmaceutical,, and are regarded as .powerful tools for the research with animal models of human diseases. However, imaging small rodents requirements in terms of resolution are not met by commercial human scanners...

45. Preliminary Studies of a Simultaneous PET/MRI Scanner Based on the RatCAP Small Animal Tomograph

Dr Craig Woody (Brookhaven National Lab)

11/05/2006, 15:15

S7 Multimodalities

oral

We are developing a scanner that will allow the simultaneous acquisition of high resolution anatomical data using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and quantitative physiological data using Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The approach is based on the technology used for the RatCAP conscious small animal PET tomograph which utilizes block detectors consisting of pixelated arrays of LSO...

173. Evaluation of Silicon Photomultipliers: A Promising New Detector for MR Compatible PET

Dr David P McElroy (Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, University of Toronto)

11/05/2006, 15:30

S7 Multimodalities

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The Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) is a novel, compact detector which shows great promise for use in MR compatible PET systems and other high resolution PET scanners for dedicated imaging applications. Like avalanche photodiodes (APDs), SiPMs are insensitive to magnetic fields, however they have the additional advantage of an extremely high intrinsic gain (about 1M), eliminating the need...

152. CT WITH A CMOS FLAT PANEL DETECTOR INTEGRATED ON THE YAP-(S)PET SCANNER FOR IN VIVO SMALL ANIMALS IMAGING

Dr Giovanni Di Domenico (Universita' di Ferrara & INFN-Sezione di Ferrara - Italy)

11/05/2006, 15:45

S7 Multimodalities

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Introduction During last years the University of Ferrara has pursued an interest for in-vivo molecular and genomic imaging and has developed the YAPPET scanner [1], a integrated small animal PET-SPECT small animal scanner. The spatial resolution in PET is better than 1.8 mm whereas in SPECT it is better than 3.5 mm The PET sensitivity at the center is 640cps/µCi while in SPECT mode it...

190. Investigation of the LabPET Detector and Electronics for Photon-Counting CT Imaging

Mr Philippe BÉRARD (Université de Sherbrooke, Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology)

11/05/2006, 16:00

S7 Multimodalities

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The development of new molecular probes targeting receptors with high specificity in selected cells and tissues highlights the importance of obtaining the anatomical context in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. This can be achieved using another imaging modality, such as X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), but the anatomic and molecular images...

55. Design of a Small Animal Multimodality Tomographer for X-Ray and Optical Coupling: Theory and experiments

Dr anabela da silva (CEA-LETI)

11/05/2006, 16:15

S7 Multimodalities

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A small animal multimodality tomographer dedicated to co-registration of fluorescence optical signal and X-rays measurements is under development in our laboratory. The purpose of such a system is to offer the possibility to get in vivo anatomical and functional information at once. Moreover, anatomical measurements will be used as a regularization factor in order to get the...