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Table 1 Simulated NEMA sensitivity and geometric characteristics comparison between designs A and B and the biograph vision 600 and biograph Quadra

From: Monte Carlo simulation of the system performance of a long axial field-of-view PET based on monolithic LYSO detectors

 

Design A

Design B

Biograph vision 600

Biograph vision Quadra

NEMA sensitivity (kcps/MBq)

28.1

102.6

20.2

232.5 (MRD 322)–110.4 (MRD 85)

Axial length (cm)

36.2

72.6

26.1

106

Crystal thickness (mm)

16 (LYSO)

16 (LYSO)

20 (LSO)

20 (LSO)

Detector surface (× 106 mm2)

0.70

1.40

0.62

2.49

Scintillator volume (× 106 mm3)

11.20

22.40

12.45

49.80