Fundamental principles of positron emission tomography (PET) part 2 of 2
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Henry Stewart Talks
2022, 2022
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| Series: | Medical imaging : imaging techniques for pre-clinical and clinical applications
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| Collection: | Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Contents: Aspects of PET imaging
- Image reconstruction
- Filtered Back Projection
- Iterative reconstruction
- Reconstruction comparison
- Factors affecting scanner sensitivity
- 2D and 3D
- Increase in sensitivity in 3D over 2D
- Disadvantages of 3D imaging: loss of contrast & image quality
- Improved sensitivity
- Quantitative PET performance
- Phantom study
- Motion effects
- Partial volume effect
- PET data acquisition schemes
- Static & dynamic modes
- Gated PET
- Time of flight (TOF) acquisition
- Hybrid scanner: PET/CT imaging
- Rationale of PET/CT
- Types of artifacts
- Current PET/CT scanner status
- Different types of PET/CT scanners
- Radiation exposure
- Available dosimetry tools
- PET applications
- Scanning Melanoma, Lymphoma and Brain Astrocytoma
- Imaging in Neurology: Parkinson's disease
- Receptor binding
- Imaging in Cardiology