Clear-PEM, a dedicated PET camera for mammography

被引：75

作者：

Lecoq, P ^{[1
]}

Varela, J

机构：

[1] CERN, Div EP, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

[2] LIP, P-1000 Lisbon, Portugal

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2002年 / 486卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

scintillators; luap; cancer; mammography; breast;

D O I：

10.1016/S0168-9002(02)00666-6

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

Preliminary results suggest that Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) can offer a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of breast cancer. Metabolic images from PEM contain unique information not available from conventional morphologic imaging techniques and aid in expeditiously establishing the diagnosis of cancer. A dedicated machine seems to offer better perspectives in terms of position resolution and sensitivity. This paper describes the concept of Clear-PEM, the system presently developed by the Crystal Clear Collaboration at CERN for an evaluation of this approach. This device is based on new crystals introduced by the Crystal Clear as well as on modern data acquisition techniques developed for the large experiments in high energy physics experiments. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

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