Abstract
A dedicated 3D brain scanner PET scanner has several advantages, most notably increased sensitivity, over a whole body scanner for neurological studies. This paper uses noise effective count-rate (NECR) analysis to compare brain scanners of 53, 60, and 66 cm diameter with the GE Advance whole body scanner (93 cm diameter). Results show that the brain scanners have noise effective sensitivities as much as 40% higher than Advance. However, their NECR advantages diminishes quickly as the activity concentration increases; the brain scanner' NECR equals Advance at approx.0.3 μCi/cc, and Advance has superior NECR performance at higher activity levels.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference |
| Editors | Anon |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ, United States |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1657-1661 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1994 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. Part 1 (of 4) - Norfolk, VA, USA Duration: Oct 30 1994 → Nov 5 1994 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 1994 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. Part 1 (of 4) |
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| City | Norfolk, VA, USA |
| Period | 10/30/94 → 11/5/94 |
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Stearns, C. W., Cherry, S. R., & Thompson, C. J. (1995). NECR analysis of 3D brain PET scanner designs. In Anon (Ed.), IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference (Vol. 4, pp. 1657-1661). Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.