Performance Measurements of the SAFIR Prototype Detector With the STiC ASIC Readout

The small animal fast insert for mRi (SAFIR) positron emission tomography insert was proposed for quantitative dynamic acquisition inside a preclinical 7T magnetic resonance imaging scanner to study kinetics of short-lived tracers. For this purpose, the SAFIR readout should be capable of handling high count rates and achieving excellent timing performance. We evaluated one of the available applica...