NEMA NU 2-2018 performance evaluation of a new generation 30-cm axial field-of-view Discovery MI PET/CT.

Zeimpekis, Konstantinos G; Kotasidis, Fotis A; Huellner, Martin; Nemirovsky, Alexandra; Kaufmann, Philipp A; Treyer, Valerie (2022). NEMA NU 2-2018 performance evaluation of a new generation 30-cm axial field-of-view Discovery MI PET/CT. European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 49(9), pp. 3023-3032. Springer 10.1007/s00259-022-05751-7

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PURPOSE

The DMI PET/CT is a modular silicon photomultiplier-based scanner with an axial field-of-view (FOV) between 15 and 25 cm depending on ring configuration (3, 4, or 5 rings). A new generation of the system includes a reengineered detector module, featuring improved electronics and an additional 6th ring, extending the axial FOV to 30 cm. We report on the performance evaluation of the 6-ring upgraded Generation 2 (Gen2) system while values are also reported for the 5-ring configuration of the very same system prior to the upgrade.

METHODS

PET performance was evaluated using the NEMA NU 2-2018 standard for spatial resolution, sensitivity, image quality, count rate performance, timing resolution, and image co-registration accuracy. Patient images were used to assess image quality.

RESULTS

The average system sensitivity was measured at 32.76 cps/kBq (~ 47% increase to 5 rings at 22.29 cps/kBq) while noise equivalent count rate peaked at 434.3 kcps corresponding to 23.6 kBq/mL (~ 60% increase to Generation 1 (Gen1) and 39% to Gen2 5 rings). Contrast recovery ranged between 54.5 and 85.8% similar to 5 rings, while the 6 rings provided lower background variability (2.3-8.5% for 5 rings vs 1.9-6.8% for 6 rings) and lower lung error (4.0% for the 5 rings and 3.16% for the 6 rings). Transverse/axial full width at half-maximum (FWHM) at 1 cm (3.79/4.26 mm) and 10 cm (4.29/4.55 mm), scatter fraction (40.2%), energy resolution (9.63%), and time-of-flight (TOF) resolution (389.6 ps at 0 kBq/mL) were in line to previously reported values measured across different system configurations. Improved patient image quality is obtained with the 6 rings compared to the 5 rings, while image quality is retained even at reduced scan times, enabling WB dynamic acquisitions.

CONCLUSIONS

The higher sensitivity of the 6-ring DMI compared to the 5-ring configuration may lead to improved image quality of clinical images at reduced scan time. Additionally, it could equally be used to allow improved temporal sampling and/or reduced overall scan time in dynamic acquisitions. Conversely, temporal sampling and scan time could be traded per application to further drive injected dose at lower levels.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Clinic of Nuclear Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Zeimpekis, Konstantinos

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1619-7089

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

15 Mar 2022 15:07

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:15

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00259-022-05751-7

PubMed ID:

35284970

Uncontrolled Keywords:

6-Ring Discovery MI 6-ring scanner NEMA NU 2 PET/CT Performance evaluation

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/167400

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167400

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