Need for objective task‐based evaluation of deep learning‐based denoising methods: a study in the context of myocardial perfusion SPECT

Z Yu, MA Rahman, R Laforest, TH Schindler… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Artificial intelligence‐based methods have generated substantial interest in
nuclear medicine. An area of significant interest has been the use of deep‐learning (DL) …

Advances in pinhole and multi-pinhole collimators for single photon emission computed tomography imaging

J Islamian, AR Azazrm, B Mahmoudian… - World journal of …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
The collimator in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), is an important
part of the imaging chain. One of the most important collimators that used in research …

Optimizing image quantification for 177Lu SPECT/CT based on a 3D printed 2-compartment kidney phantom

J Tran-Gia, M Lassmann - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work was to find an optimal setup for activity determination of 177Lu-based
SPECT/CT imaging reconstructed with 2 commercially available methods (xSPECT Quant …

Evaluation of collimators' response: Round and hexagonal holes in parallel and fan beam

A Khorshidi, M Ashoor, SH Hosseini… - Progress in Biophysics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
With regard to the different requirements, various collimators are widely employed within
nuclear medicine systems in order to evaluate the metabolism of organs as well as improve …

ISIT-QA: In Silico Imaging Trial to Evaluate a Low-Count Quantitative SPECT Method Across Multiple Scanner–Collimator Configurations for 223Ra-Based …

Z Li, N Benabdallah, J Luo, RL Wahl… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Soc Nuclear Med
Personalized dose-based treatment planning requires accurate and reproducible
noninvasive measurements to ensure safety and effectiveness. Dose estimation using …

Joint regional uptake quantification of thorium-227 and radium-223 using a multiple-energy-window projection-domain quantitative SPECT method

Z Li, N Benabdallah, R Laforest… - … on Medical Imaging, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thorium-227 (227 Th)-based α-particle radiopharmaceutical therapies (α-RPTs) are
currently being investigated in several clinical and pre-clinical studies. After administration …

A projection-domain low-count quantitative SPECT method for ɑ-particle-emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy

Z Li, N Benabdallah, DS Abou… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) provides a mechanism to estimate
regional isotope uptake in lesions and at-risk organs after administration of-particle-emitting …

Validation of a SIMIND Monte Carlo modelled gamma camera for Iodine-123 and Iodine-131 imaging

M Morphis, JA van Staden, H du Raan, M Ljungberg - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Abstract Purpose Monte Carlo (MC) modelling techniques can assess the quantitative
accuracy of both planar and SPECT Nuclear Medicine images. It is essential to validate the …

Design and evaluation of two multi-pinhole collimators for brain SPECT

L Chen, BMW Tsui, GSP Mok - Annals of nuclear medicine, 2017 - Springer
Objective SPECT is a powerful tool for diagnosing or staging brain diseases such as
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) but is limited by its inferior …

Validation of a Monte Carlo modelled gamma camera for Lutetium-177 imaging

K Ramonaheng, JA van Staden, H du Raan - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study validated a model of the Siemens Symbia T16 dual-head SPECT/CT gamma
camera created using the Monte Carlo program SIMIND for 177 Lu. The validation was done …