The Core of Medical Imaging: State of the Art and Perspectives on the Detectors
Maria Filomena Santarelli, Giulio Giovannetti, Valentina Hartwig, Simona Celi, Vincenzo Positano, Luigi Landini
Abstract
In this review, the roles of detectors in various medical imaging techniques were described. Ultrasound, optical (near-infrared spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography) and thermal imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, single-photon emission tomography, positron emission tomography were the imaging modalities considered. For each methodology, the state of the art of detectors mainly used in the systems was described, emphasizing new technologies applied.
Topics & Concepts
Optical coherence tomographyDetectorPositron emission tomographyMedical imagingComputed tomography laser mammographyMagnetic resonance imagingOpticsTomographyMedical physicsPreclinical imagingDiffuse optical imagingPhysicsMaterials scienceNuclear medicineMedicineRadiologyIn vivoBiologyBiotechnologyPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesInfrared Thermography in Medicine