Canadian preclinical imaging developer Advanced Molecular Imaging (AMI) demonstrated its LabPET system, a preclinical PET camera for animal studies, at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in San Diego.
First shown at the 2005 SNM show in Toronto, LabPET departs from traditional PET camera design by using detectors based on avalanche photodiode (APD) technology rather than traditional photomultiplier tubes. The design offers performance improvements over other preclinical PET imaging systems, according to David Lapointe, vice president of sales and marketing for the Sherbrooke, Quebec, company.
LabPET features resolution of 1.2 mm, with no dead time in the system's count rates due to the APD design, Lapointe said. The system features 3,036 detectors made of lutetium yttrium orthosilicate (LYSO) crystals, and also features a number of integrated monitoring systems used to track animals during scanning, such as blood counters.
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| AMI's LabPET system is based on avalanche photodiode detectors. |
AMI is selling the system internationally and has made two installations in Canada. The company plans to begin U.S. sales soon at prices from $400,000 to $600,000.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
June 7, 2006
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