Siemens MicroPet Focus 220 Small Animal PET Scanner Positron Emission Tomography

Description

Parameters of the Siemens microPET Focus 220 scanner for small animals:
Detector diameter (cm)
26
Effective opening (bore) (cm)
22 (26 cm with shields removed)
Transaxial Field of View (FOV in cm)
19
Axial Field of View (cm)
7.6
Number of detector blocks
168
Total number of LSO elements
24,192
Pixel element size(mm3)
1.5 x 1.5 x 10
Absolute system sensitivity (%)
4.0
Resolution at center of FOV (mm)
< 1.3
Average energy resolution (%)
< 18
Volumetric resolution (center FOV) (µl)
< 2.5
Volumetric resolution (central 8 cm) (µl)
< 9
Variable timing window:
2, 6, 10, 14 ns
Variable energy window:
0 – 814 keV
Set of 2D and 3D reconstruction algorithms
Computer controlled bed
Attenuation correction
Deadtime correction
Scatter correction
Decay correction for the most applied radionuclides
Dynamic framing
(from 1 ms to static)
Respiratory and cardiac gating
The MicroPet Focus PET Scanner powers on with the included power cord. The system boots up without any faults. All buttons are fully functional when used. All lights are fully functional. The door switches were tested and are fully functional, shutting down the device when a door is opened.
Positron Emission Tomography.