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Abstract #0831

Modular Rotating Gamma Camera Insert for Simultaneous SPECT and MR Small-Animal Imaging

Mark Jason Hamamura1, Seunghoon Ha2, Werner W. Roeck3, James W. Hugg4, Dirk Meier5, Orhan Nalcioglu3, 6

1Tu & Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States; 2Tu & Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States; 3Tu & Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States; 4Gamma Medica, Inc., Northridge, CA, United States; 5Gamma Medica, Inc., Fornebu, Norway; 6Department of Cogno-Mechatronics, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

We have developed a modular rotating gamma camera insert that has been designed for straightforward integration with existing MRI systems for simultaneous SPECT and MR imaging. Operation of the combined system was demonstrated through phantom and small animal imaging. Due to its versatility, we anticipate that this system can be utilized for a wide range of small-animal imaging applications.

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