Deep learning-based image reconstruction and post-processing methods in positron emission tomography for low-dose imaging and resolution enhancement

CD Pain, GF Egan, Z Chen - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Image processing plays a crucial role in maximising diagnostic quality of positron emission
tomography (PET) images. Recently, deep learning methods developed across many fields …

System models for PET statistical iterative reconstruction: A review

A Iriarte, R Marabini, S Matej, COS Sorzano… - … Medical Imaging and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging modality that provides in vivo
quantitative measurements of the spatial and temporal distribution of compounds labeled …

[LIBRO][B] PET: physics, instrumentation, and scanners

SR Cherry, M Dahlbom, SR Cherry, M Dahlbom - 2006 - Springer
introduced. The methods by which PET data are reconstructed into a three-dimensional
image volume are explained, along with some of the approaches that are used to analyze …

Model-based scatter correction for fully 3D PET

JM Ollinger - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 1996 - iopscience.iop.org
A method is presented that directly calculates the mean number of scattered coincidences in
data acquired with fully 3D positron emission tomography (PET). This method uses a …

[HTML][HTML] Image reconstruction for PET/CT scanners: past achievements and future challenges

S Tong, AM Alessio, PE Kinahan - Imaging in medicine, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PET is a medical imaging modality with proven clinical value for disease diagnosis and
treatment monitoring. The integration of PET and CT on modern scanners provides a …

[PDF][PDF] Performance evaluation of microPET: a high-resolution lutetium oxyorthosilicate PET scanner for animal imaging

AF Chatziioannou, SR Cherry, Y Shao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1999 - Soc Nuclear Med
Conclusion: This is the first PET scanner to use the new scintillator LSO and uses a novel
detector design to achieve high volumetric spatial resolution. The combination of imaging …

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NU-4 performance evaluation of the PET component of the NanoPET/CT preclinical PET/CT scanner

I Szanda, J Mackewn, G Patay, P Major… - Journal of nuclear …, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
The NanoPET/CT represents the latest generation of commercial preclinical PET/CT
systems. This article presents a performance evaluation of the PET component of the system …

ML-reconstruction for TOF-PET with simultaneous estimation of the attenuation factors

A Rezaei, M Defrise, J Nuyts - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In positron emission tomography (PET), attenuation correction is typically done based on
information obtained from transmission tomography. Recent studies show that time-of-flight …

Correction for scatter in 3D brain PET using a dual energy window method

S Grootoonk, TJ Spinks, D Sashin… - Physics in Medicine …, 1996 - iopscience.iop.org
A method for scatter correction using dual energy window acquisition has been developed
and implemented on data collected with a brain-PET tomograph operated in the septa …

A prototype MR insertable brain PET using tileable GAPD arrays

KJ Hong, Y Choi, JH Jung, J Kang, W Hu… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a prototype magnetic resonance (MR)‐
compatible positron emission tomography (PET) that can be inserted into a MR imager and …