Abstract
Abstract
This study evaluates the performance of the Bruker positron emission tomograph (PET) insert combined with a BioSpec 70/30 USR magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner using the manufacturer acceptance protocol and the NEMA NU 4–2008 for small animal PET. The PET insert is made of 3 rings of 8 monolithic LYSO crystals (50 × 50 × 10 mm3) coupled to silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) arrays, conferring an axial and transaxial FOV of 15 cm and 8 cm. The MRI performance was evaluated with and without the insert for the following radiofrequency noise, magnetic field homogeneity and image quality. For the PET performance, we extended the NEMA protocol featuring system sensitivity, count rates, spatial resolution and image quality to homogeneity and accuracy for quantification using several MRI sequences (RARE, FLASH, EPI and UTE). The PET insert does not show any adverse effect on the MRI performances. The MR field homogeneity is well preserved (Diameter Spherical Volume, for 20 mm of 1.98 ± 4.78 without and −0.96 ± 5.16 Hz with the PET insert). The PET insert has no major effect on the radiofrequency field. The signal-to-noise ratio measurements also do not show major differences. Image ghosting is well within the manufacturer specifications (<2.5%) and no RF noise is visible. Maximum sensitivity of the PET insert is 11.0% at the center of the FOV even with simultaneous acquisition of EPI and RARE. PET MLEM resolution is 0.87 mm (FWHM) at 5 mm off-center of the FOV and 0.97 mm at 25 mm radial offset. The peaks for true/noise equivalent count rates are 410/240 and 628/486 kcps for the rat and mouse phantoms, and are reached at 30.34/22.85 and 27.94/22.58 MBq. PET image quality is minimally altered by the different MRI sequences. The Bruker PET insert shows no adverse effect on the MRI performance and demonstrated a high sensitivity, sub-millimeter resolution and good image quality even during simultaneous MRI acquisition.
Funder
FP7 infect ERA
Hercules Foundation
Stichting Tegen Kanker
H2020 European Research Council
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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