Imaging system with silicon photomultipliers and method for operating thereof

The invention relates to an integrated imaging system comprising: - an array of analog photomultiplier elements - a plurality of submodules, each submodule having a number of the photomultiplier elements; - a plurality of time-to-digital converters each associated and coupled with one of the submodules, wherein the plurality of time-to-digital converters are configured to provide a respective timing information.