TOF technology in PET systems
MinFound Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
Compassion For Life | Imaging Beyond Infinity
The first TOF technologies were already developing at same pace as the first PET systems almost 40 years ago, mainly benefitting SNR in the reconstructed images, which non-TOF systems couldn't achieve. Modern TOF technology has significantly improved, initially relying on advancing computer hardware. So what advantages modern TOF PET system brings?
Relying on the most common PET applications in oncology, it appears that modern TOF-based PET systems feature well-balanced characteristics of lesion contrast, image noise, and total imaging time, that result in reduced scan time, injected dose, while lesion detectability remains efficient and accurate.
The SiPM solution in MinFound PET/CT scanners, significantly facilitates to fast timing performance with small detectors that allow one-to-one coupling to the scintillator. Utilizing 0 photon-conduction method, the sensitivity of PET system is greatly enhanced.
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