NDLI: Instrumentation Development of a SPECT-CT System to Image Awake Mice

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Author	Weisenberger, A.G. Kross, B. Majewski, S. Popov, V. Smith, M.F. Tran, V.H. Welch, B. Baba, J. Goddard, J. Pomper, M. Tsui, B.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Jefferson Lab, Newport News, VA (Weisenberger, A.G.; Kross, B.; Majewski, S.; Popov, V.; Smith, M.F.; Tran, V.H.; Welch, B.)
Abstract	We report on the instrumentation development of a SPECT-CT system being configured at Johns Hopkins University to image the bio distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in unrestrained, unanesthetized mice. The gantry is a custom built X-ray computed tomography system based on the Siemens MicroCAT II imaging system. The X-ray system is composed of an 80 kVp (max), 40W X-ray source and a 2048 times 3096-pixel detector (5-frames per second readout). The mouse will be anesthetized during the X-ray CT scan. SPECT imaging will be achieved using two low profile gamma cameras, 10 cm times 20 cm in size based on a 2times4 array of Hamamatsu H8500 (8times8 anode pads) flat panel position sensitive photomultiplier tubes (PSPMT). A Nal(Tl) scintillator array with 1.2 mm pitch is mounted to the PSPMT array. The front end readout electronics combine the anode outputs of the PSPMTs of the detector head. The data acquisition system is based on two CAEN 32 channel VME peak sensing analog-digital converter (ADC) modules per detector head to digitize the outputs. An infrared based animal position tracking system will be used to monitor the mouse's head position during a SPECT scan via infrared illuminated markers attached to the mouse's head. The mouse is confined in an infrared transparent burrow at the center of rotation of the gantry. The tracking system is able to track with sub-millimeter accuracy the mouse's head position at 10-15 frames per second.
Starting Page	3000
Ending Page	3003
File Size	3889536
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424405602
ISSN	10957863
DOI	10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356506
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-10-29
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Instruments Mice X-ray imaging Head Computed tomography Optical imaging Anodes Detectors Infrared surveillance X-ray detection
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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