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Characterization of the Clear-PEM breast imaging scanner performance

Albuquerque et al., 2009

Document ID
13342153742700993808
Author
Albuquerque E
Almeida F
Almeida P
Auffray E
Barbosa J
Bastos A
Bexiga V
Bugalho R
Cardoso C
Carmona S
Carneiro J
Carrico B
Ferreira C
Ferreira N
Ferreira M
Frade M
Goncalves F
Guerreiro C
Lecoq P
Leong C
Lousa P
Machado P
Martins M
Matela N
Moura R
Neves J
Neves P
Oliveira N
Ortigao C
Piedade F
Pinheiro J
Relvas P
Rivetti A
Rodrigues P
Rolo I
Santos A
Santos J
Silva M
Tavernier S
Teixeira I
Teixeira J
Silva J
Silva R
Trindade A
Varela J
Publication year
Publication venue
2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC)

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We present results on the characterization of the Clear-PEM breast imaging scanner. Clear- PEM is a dual-head Positron Emission Mammography scanner using APD-based detector modules that are capable of measuring depth-of-interaction (DOI) with a resolution of 2 mm …
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