History and future technical innovation in positron emission tomography

T Jones, D Townsend - Journal of Medical Imaging, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Instrumentation for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has experienced
tremendous improvements in performance over the past 60 years since it was first conceived …

Deep learning-based PET image denoising and reconstruction: a review

F Hashimoto, Y Onishi, K Ote, H Tashima… - … physics and technology, 2024 - Springer
This review focuses on positron emission tomography (PET) imaging algorithms and traces
the evolution of PET image reconstruction methods. First, we provide an overview of …

PET versus SPECT: strengths, limitations and challenges

A Rahmim, H Zaidi - Nuclear medicine communications, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The recent introduction of high-resolution molecular imaging technology is considered by
many experts as a major breakthrough that will potentially lead to a revolutionary paradigm …

Resolution modeling in PET imaging: theory, practice, benefits, and pitfalls

A Rahmim, J Qi, V Sossi - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the authors review the field of resolution modeling in positron emission
tomography (PET) image reconstruction, also referred to as point‐spread‐function modeling …

Iterative reconstruction techniques in emission computed tomography

J Qi, RM Leahy - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
In emission tomography statistically based iterative methods can improve image quality
relative to analytic image reconstruction through more accurate physical and statistical …

Motion estimation and correction in SPECT, PET and CT

AZ Kyme, RR Fulton - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Patient motion impacts single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron
emission tomography (PET) and x-ray computed tomography (CT) by giving rise to …

Whole gamma imaging: a new concept of PET combined with Compton imaging

E Yoshida, H Tashima, K Nagatsu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We proposed a concept of whole gamma imaging (WGI) that utilizes all detectable gamma
rays for imaging. An additional detector ring, which is used as the scatterer, is inserted in the …

In vivo molecular and genomic imaging: new challenges for imaging physics

SR Cherry - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
The emerging and rapidly growing field of molecular and genomic imaging is providing new
opportunities to directly visualize the biology of living organisms. By combining our growing …

[HTML][HTML] Brain inflammation is induced by co-morbidities and risk factors for stroke

C Drake, H Boutin, MS Jones, A Denes… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chronic systemic inflammatory conditions, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and obesity are
associated with increased risk of stroke, which suggests that systemic inflammation may …

List-mode-based reconstruction for respiratory motion correction in PET using non-rigid body transformations

F Lamare, MJL Carbayo, T Cresson… - Physics in Medicine …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Respiratory motion in emission tomography leads to reduced image quality. Developed
correction methodology has been concentrating on the use of respiratory synchronized …