Quantitative analysis of the effect of the magnetic field generated by a PET/MR scanner on positron range
Positron range depends on positron energy and material density in which they traverse. The results show an evident improvement in image quality in the transaxial direction only, particularly in phantoms filled with<sup>68</sup>Ga when using a PET/MR system as opposed to images acquired in the PET/CT system due to the presence of the magnetic field.
Authors
- Mercedes Rodríguez‐Villafuerte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0499-3698)
- Héctor Alva‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-0513)
- Miguel A. Ávila-Rodrı́guez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-410X)
- A. Martı́nez-Dávalos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-9548)
- Diego Manuel Ku-Toval
- Jorge M Schalch
Institutions
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel) (IL)
- Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics in Medicine and Biology
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ad75e2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México