Development of a combined K-edge subtraction and fluorescence subtraction imaging system for small animals
- Department of Physics, University of Saskatchewan, 116 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 (Canada)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9 (Canada)
- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 (Canada)
- Department of Anatomy, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5 (Canada)
A novel combined imaging system for small animals using dilute concentrations of iodine as a contrast agent was developed for wide and pencil photon beam image acquisitions. This combined imaging system used K-edge subtraction (KES) and fluorescence subtraction imaging (FSI) and was tested at the Hard x-ray Microanalysis beamline at the Canadian Light Source. The initial wide beam KES image acquired with a charge-coupled device camera was used to identify regions of interest for further investigation and determine the location and area of the raster scan for pencil beam imaging. The pencil photon beam scanning mode acquired simultaneously KES and FSI measurements with an ionization chamber measuring the KES data and a multielement germanium detector measuring the FSI data. A description of the system is given as well as preliminary results using an iodine test object.
- OSTI ID:
- 21124121
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2964120; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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