Dual modality micro-SPECT and micro-CT for small animal imaging: technical advances and challenges

Enrique W. Izaguirre; Mingshan Sun; James Carver; Steve Thompson; Bruce H. Hasegawa

doi:10.1117/12.624926

14 September 2005 Dual modality micro-SPECT and micro-CT for small animal imaging: technical advances and challenges

Enrique W. Izaguirre, Mingshan Sun, James Carver, Steve Thompson, Bruce H. Hasegawa

Proceedings Volume 5923, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications VII; 59230C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624926
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Small animal dual modality microSPECT-micro CT has seen many technological advances during recent years. The design of small animal dual modality scanners is a multidisciplinary field, where several interrelated technological problems must be integrated in a complex instrument. This article describes the general concepts that must be taken into consideration during the design process of dual modality microSPECT- microCT scanners. A description of the contemporary scanner technology is presented using the recently designed dual modality micro SPECT -microCT at the Physics Research Laboratory at UCSF. The technology is described with a simple approach to introduce the reader to the complex process of the dual modality scanner design. This article includes a discussion of current technological challenges that have potential to improve or expand the microSPECT-microCT performance and its applications.

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Enrique W. Izaguirre, Mingshan Sun, James Carver, Steve Thompson, and Bruce H. Hasegawa "Dual modality micro-SPECT and micro-CT for small animal imaging: technical advances and challenges", Proc. SPIE 5923, Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications VII, 59230C (14 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624926

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