Review of SPECT collimator selection, optimization, and fabrication for clinical and preclinical imaging

K Van Audenhaege, R Van Holen… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In single photon emission computed tomography, the choice of the collimator has a major
impact on the sensitivity and resolution of the system. Traditional parallel‐hole and fan …

The origins of SPECT and SPECT/CT

BF Hutton - European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has a long history of development
since its initial demonstration by Kuhl and Edwards in 1963. Although clinical utility has …

Achieving routine submillisievert CT scanning: report from the summit on management of radiation dose in CT

CH McCollough, GH Chen, W Kalender, S Leng… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
This Special Report presents the consensus of the Summit on Management of Radiation
Dose in Computed Tomography (CT)(held in February 2011), which brought together …

Prediction of human observer performance in a 2‐alternative forced choice low‐contrast detection task using channelized Hotelling observer: Impact of radiation dose …

L Yu, S Leng, L Chen, JM Kofler, RE Carter… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Efficient optimization of CT protocols demands a quantitative approach to
predicting human observer performance on specific tasks at various scan and reconstruction …

VECTor: a preclinical imaging system for simultaneous submillimeter SPECT and PET

MC Goorden, F van der Have, R Kreuger… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
Today, PET and SPECT tracers cannot be imaged simultaneously at high resolutions but
require 2 separate imaging systems. This paper introduces a Versatile Emission Computed …

Advances in clinical molecular imaging instrumentation

BF Hutton, K Erlandsson, K Thielemans - Clinical and Translational …, 2018 - Springer
In this article, we describe recent developments in the design of both single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) instrumentation …

3D printing in X-ray and Gamma-Ray Imaging: A novel method for fabricating high-density imaging apertures

BW Miller, JW Moore, HH Barrett, T Fryé, S Adler… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Advances in 3D rapid-prototyping printers, 3D modeling software, and casting techniques
allow for cost-effective fabrication of custom components in gamma-ray and X-ray imaging …

Visual‐search observers for assessing tomographic x‐ray image quality

HC Gifford, Z Liang, M Das - Medical physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Mathematical model observers commonly used for diagnostic image‐quality
assessments in x‐ray imaging research are generally constrained to relatively simple …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative statistical methods for image quality assessment

J Dutta, S Ahn, Q Li - Theranostics, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Quantitative measures of image quality and reliability are critical for both qualitative
interpretation and quantitative analysis of medical images. While, in theory, it is possible to …

Inclusion of quasi-vertex views in a brain-dedicated multi-pinhole SPECT system for improved imaging performance

B Auer, N Zeraatkar, JC Goding, A Könik… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
With brain-dedicated multi-detector systems employing pinhole apertures the usage of
detectors facing the top of the patient's head (ie quasi-vertex (QV) views) can provide the …