EndoTOFPET-US: Towards a multi-modal endoscope for Ultrasound and Time of Flight PET
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Marco Pizzichemi; Manuel Dionisio Da Rocha Rolo
- Source
- 2013 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (2013 NSS/MIC).
- Subject
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty
Scanner
Radiation
Endoscope
medicine.diagnostic_test
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Computer science
business.industry
Detector
Ultrasound
01 natural sciences
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
Time of flight
0302 clinical medicine
Modal
Positron emission tomography
0103 physical sciences
medicine
Medical physics
business
Image resolution
Nuclear and High Energy Physic
- Language
The EndoTOFPET-US collaboration is developing a multi-modal imaging tool combining Ultrasound with Time-Of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography into an endoscopic imaging device. The objective of the project is to obtain a coincidence time resolution of about 200ps FWHM and to achieve ∼1mm spatial resolution for the PET head, while integrating all the components in a very compact detector suitable for endoscopic use. This scanner aims to be exploited for diagnostic and surgical oncology, as well as being instrumental in the clinical test of new biomarkers especially targeted for prostate and pancreatic cancer. The current status of the project is presented in this paper. © 2013 IEEE.