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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Catana, Ciprian

Titel

Development of Dedicated Brain PET Imaging Devices: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

Ist Teil von

• Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019-08, Vol.60 (8), p.1044-1052

Ort / Verlag

United States: Society of Nuclear Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Whole-body PET scanners are not optimized for imaging small structures in the human brain. Several PET devices specifically designed for this task have been proposed either for stand-alone operation or as MR-compatible inserts. The main distinctive features of some of the most recent concepts and their performance characteristics, with a focus on spatial resolution and sensitivity, are reviewed. The trade-offs between the various performance characteristics, desired capabilities, and cost that need to be considered when designing a dedicated brain scanner are presented. Finally, the aspirational goals for future-generation scanners, some of the factors that have contributed to the current status, and how recent advances may affect future developments in dedicated brain PET instrumentation are briefly discussed.