Small animal PET imager built with plastic scintillating fibers

Johann L. Fernando; R. Xiong; Ton Nguyen; Jim Anderson; G. Arbique; S. Challa; Anca Constantinescu; Ervin J. Fenyves; Padmakar V. Kulkarni; Amar Raheja; G. Thambi; Peter P. Antich

doi:10.1117/12.218652

8 September 1995 Small animal PET imager built with plastic scintillating fibers

Johann L. Fernando, R. Xiong, Ton Nguyen, Jim Anderson, G. Arbique, S. Challa, Anca Constantinescu, Ervin J. Fenyves, Padmakar V. Kulkarni, Amar Raheja, G. Thambi, Peter P. Antich

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 2551, Photoelectronic Detectors, Cameras, and Systems; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218652
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe initial results obtained with a prototype small-animal PET imager built with scintillating optical fibers. This device produced images at high resolution, corresponding to the physical limit of positron annihilation imaging. In vivo images in the rat were obtained which were rich in detail and showed good positional correlation with anatomic images of the same animal. The device operated with an initial sensitivity sufficient to detect the biodistribution of PET imaging agents with a 3-5 minute time resolution. The system is undergoing extensive upgrading and testing.

Citation Download Citation

Johann L. Fernando, R. Xiong, Ton Nguyen, Jim Anderson, G. Arbique, S. Challa, Anca Constantinescu, Ervin J. Fenyves, Padmakar V. Kulkarni, Amar Raheja, G. Thambi, and Peter P. Antich "Small animal PET imager built with plastic scintillating fibers", Proc. SPIE 2551, Photoelectronic Detectors, Cameras, and Systems, (8 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218652

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available