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A SiPM-Based Clinical MRI-Compatible SPECT Insert

Carminati, M; D'Adda, I; Morahan, AJ; Erlandsson, K; Nagy, K; Nyitrai, Z; Czeller, M; ... Fiorini, C; + view all (2020) A SiPM-Based Clinical MRI-Compatible SPECT Insert. In: Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE: Manchester, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

The first SiPM-based clinical SPECT ring for brain simultaneous imaging in standard MR scanners has been put into operation. Reliable operation of the instrument has been achieved by means of its optimization, such as the introduction of a dual-cooling system (liquid-gas) of the DAQ electronics. The static gantry is composed of 20 MRI-compatible γ-detection modules mounting 5 cm × 10 cm CsI(Tl) scintillators for a total of 1440 pixels (targeting a transaxial FoV of 20 cm). Here we present the results of a preliminary characterization showing 220 kcps max. count rate, 365cps/MBq sensitivity with the multislit-slat collimator, ~17% energy resolution and an average extrinsic spatial resolution of ~8 mm in the trans-axial plane.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A SiPM-Based Clinical MRI-Compatible SPECT Insert
Event: 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)
ISBN-13: 9781728141640
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9060025
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9060025
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Collimators, Single photon emission computed tomography, Energy resolution, Spatial resolution, Instruments, Detectors, Plasmas
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Imaging
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103229
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