Mr
Pedro Guerra
(Universidad Politecnica de Madrid)
11/05/2006, 15:00
S7 Multimodalities
oral
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...
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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...
Dr
David P McElroy
(Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, University of Toronto)
11/05/2006, 15:30
S7 Multimodalities
oral
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...
Dr
Giovanni Di Domenico
(Universita' di Ferrara & INFN-Sezione di Ferrara - Italy)
11/05/2006, 15:45
S7 Multimodalities
oral
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...
Mr
Philippe BÉRARD
(Université de Sherbrooke, Nuclear Medicine & Radiobiology)
11/05/2006, 16:00
S7 Multimodalities
oral
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...
Dr
anabela da silva
(CEA-LETI)
11/05/2006, 16:15
S7 Multimodalities
oral
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...
