A review of partial volume correction techniques for emission tomography and their applications in neurology, cardiology and oncology
K Erlandsson, I Buvat, PH Pretorius… - Physics in Medicine …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate quantification in PET and SPECT requires correction for a number of physical
factors, such as photon attenuation, Compton scattering and random coincidences (in PET) …
factors, such as photon attenuation, Compton scattering and random coincidences (in PET) …
Partial-volume effect in PET tumor imaging
PET has the invaluable advantage of being intrinsically quantitative, enabling accurate
measurements of tracer concentrations in vivo. In PET tumor imaging, indices characterizing …
measurements of tracer concentrations in vivo. In PET tumor imaging, indices characterizing …
EANM practice guideline/SNMMI procedure standard for dopaminergic imaging in Parkinsonian syndromes 1.0
Purpose This joint practice guideline or procedure standard was developed collaboratively
by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the Society of Nuclear …
by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the Society of Nuclear …
MIRD pamphlet no. 23: quantitative SPECT for patient-specific 3-dimensional dosimetry in internal radionuclide therapy
In internal radionuclide therapy, a growing interest in voxel-level estimates of tissue-
absorbed dose has been driven by the desire to report radiobiologic quantities that account …
absorbed dose has been driven by the desire to report radiobiologic quantities that account …
EANM procedure guidelines for brain neurotransmission SPECT using 123I-labelled dopamine transporter ligands, version 2
J Darcourt, J Booij, K Tatsch, A Varrone… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
These guidelines summarize the current views of the European Association of Nuclear
Medicine Neuroimaging Committee (ENC). The aim of the guidelines is to assist nuclear …
Medicine Neuroimaging Committee (ENC). The aim of the guidelines is to assist nuclear …
Absolute quantification in SPECT
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) allows the three-dimensional
visualization of radioactivity within the human body and is widely used for clinical purposes …
visualization of radioactivity within the human body and is widely used for clinical purposes …
Review and current status of SPECT scatter correction
BF Hutton, I Buvat, FJ Beekman - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Detection of scattered gamma quanta degrades image contrast and quantitative accuracy of
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This paper reviews …
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This paper reviews …
A Monte Carlo and physical phantom evaluation of quantitative In-111 SPECT
Accurate estimation of the 3D in vivo activity distribution is important for dose estimation in
targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT). Although SPECT can potentially provide such …
targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT). Although SPECT can potentially provide such …
The basal ganglia matching tools package for striatal uptake semi-quantification: description and validation
P Calvini, G Rodriguez, F Inguglia, A Mignone… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose To design a novel algorithm (BasGan) for automatic segmentation of striatal 123 I-
FP-CIT SPECT. Methods The BasGan algorithm is based on a high-definition, three …
FP-CIT SPECT. Methods The BasGan algorithm is based on a high-definition, three …
Genetically determined measures of striatal D2 signaling predict prefrontal activity during working memory performance
Background Variation of the gene coding for D2 receptors (DRD2) has been associated with
risk for schizophrenia and with working memory deficits. A functional intronic SNP …
risk for schizophrenia and with working memory deficits. A functional intronic SNP …