A New Highly Versatile Multimodality Small Animal Imaging Platform
A new, highly versatile multi-modality small animal imaging platform, the Siemens Inveon Multimodality (MM) scanner, has been developed. This platform supports any combination of X-ray micro-CT, single-photon computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) modalities on a single g...
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Published in | 2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record Vol. 4; pp. 2447 - 2449 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
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01.10.2006
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Summary: | A new, highly versatile multi-modality small animal imaging platform, the Siemens Inveon Multimodality (MM) scanner, has been developed. This platform supports any combination of X-ray micro-CT, single-photon computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) modalities on a single gantry. Each modality within the system is designed to be configured with a different level of imaging performance based on the needs of the application. From a single control workstation, the end-user has the ability to tune the system configuration for each modality in terms of resolution, field-of-view (FOV), sensitivity, etc., as needed for the target application. The scanner platform is ergonomically designed to allow efficient access to the animal and employs a unique cable management device to allow more effective use of physiologic monitoring and anesthesia systems within a user-accessible X-ray shielded cabinet. The motivation for this versatile platform design is to accommodate a wide range of multi-modality imaging applications from mouse to small primate, each with performance parameters that can be tuned as driven by the target anatomy or biological process being studied within the animal. |
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ISBN: | 9781424405602 1424405602 |
ISSN: | 1082-3654 2577-0829 |
DOI: | 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354406 |