Advancements in PET Instrumentation and Sensor Technologies for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensing and Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026 | Viewed by 30
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Interests: radiation medical imaging technologies
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Dear Colleagues,
Positron emission tomography (PET) continues to redefine the landscape of molecular imaging, enabling highly sensitive and specific detection of disease processes at the cellular and molecular levels. Recent breakthroughs in sensor technologies and instrumentation, including novel scintillator materials, advanced photodetectors, and sophisticated signal acquisition methods, are rapidly enhancing PET system performance, image resolution, and diagnostic accuracy.
This Special Issue invites original research articles and comprehensive reviews focused on the latest developments in PET detector design, sensor integration, system architectures, and application-driven instrumentation. We encourage submissions exploring the synergy of PET with AI-based image analysis, and hybrid or organ-targeted imaging systems, as well as studies translating these advancements into clinical solutions for oncology, neurology, cardiology, and beyond. By assembling leading contributions from the fields of physics, engineering, medical imaging, and data science, this Special Issue aims to accelerate innovation in PET technology and foster its clinical impact on global health.
Dr. Alla Reznik
Dr. Oleksandr Bubon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- positron emission tomography (PET)
- medical imaging sensors
- PET detector technology
- scintillation materials silicon photomultipliers
- signal acquisition and processing
- image reconstruction algorithms
- AI in PET imaging
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