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VECTor: a preclinical imaging system for simultaneous submillimeter SPECT and PET

Goorden et al., 2013

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4161797814770868530
Author
Goorden M
van der Have F
Kreuger R
Ramakers R
Vastenhouw B
Burbach J
Booij J
Molthoff C
Beekman F
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Journal of Nuclear Medicine

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Today, PET and SPECT tracers cannot be imaged simultaneously at high resolutions but require 2 separate imaging systems. This paper introduces a Versatile Emission Computed Tomography system (VECTor) for radionuclides that enables simultaneous submillimeter …
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    • G01T1/2914Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2985In depth localisation, e.g. using positron emitters; Tomographic imaging (longitudinal and transverse section imaging; apparatus for radiation diagnosis sequentially in different planes, steroscopic radiation diagnosis)
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