Development and initial results of a brain PET insert for simultaneous 7-Tesla PET/MRI using an FPGA-only signal digitization method

JY Won, H Park, S Lee, JW Son… - … on Medical Imaging, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In study, we developed a positron emission tomography (PET) insert for simultaneous brain
imaging within 7-Tesla (7T) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging scanners. The PET insert …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive survey of readout strategies for SiPMs used in nuclear imaging systems

S Hatefi Hesari, MA Haque, N McFarlane - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) offer advantages such as lower relative cost, smaller size,
and lower operating voltages compared to photomultiplier tubes. A SiPM's readout circuit …

Development of multichannel high time resolution data acquisition system for TOT-ASIC

S Sato, M Uenomachi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a multichannel high time resolution data acquisition (DAQ) system for time-
over-threshold (TOT) application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The developed field …

A preclinical PET detector constructed with a monolithic scintillator ring

J Xu, S **e, X Zhang, W Tao, J Yang… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a unique preclinical positron emission tomography (PET) detector
constructed with a monolithic scintillator ring (MSR) and two rings of silicon photomultipliers …

Design study of a PET detector with 0.5 mm crystal pitch for high-resolution preclinical imaging

X Zhang, H Yu, Q **e, S **e, B Ye, M Guo… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Preclinical positron emission tomography (PET) is a sensitive and quantitative molecule
imaging modality widely used in characterizing the biological processes and diseases in …

A depth encoding PET detector using four‐crystals‐to‐one‐SiPM coupling and light‐sharing window method

X Zhang, S **e, J Yang, F Weng, J Xu… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Depth of interaction (DOI) decoding capability is of great importance for positron
emission tomography (PET) requiring high resolution. In this study, we presented a novel …

Comparator-less PET data acquisition system using single-ended memory interface input receivers of FPGA

JY Won, GB Ko, KY Kim, H Park, S Lee… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, we propose a linear field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based charge
measurement method by combining a charge-to-time converter (QTC) with a single-ended …

A compact and highly integrated 128-channel FPGA-based readout electronics for nuclear imaging application

B Wang, X Sun, Y Li, C Li, Y Du, K Hu - Nuclear Instruments and Methods …, 2024 - Elsevier
As silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) technology develops, its possible applications are being
growingly expanded. However, the current technical obstacle is the signal readout from …

A custom 70-channel mixed signal ASIC for the brain-PET detectors signal readout and selection

SM Qaisar - Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a 70-channel mixed signal Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
for Silicon Photo-Multipliers (SiPM) detectors, used in the axial architecture based Time of …

Study on properties of a hybrid photomultiplier tube based on a SiC Schottky diode combined with an MCP

J Ruan, L Chen, P Xu, Y Zhang, X Du… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scintillation detector is one of the key detectors for measurements of pulsed radiation fields
due to its high sensitivity and fast time response. In a scintillation detector, the …