Background Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is an important diagnostic
imaging technique used in disease diagnosis, therapy planning, treatment monitoring, and …

Noise levels observed in positron emission tomography (PET) images complicate their
geometric interpretation. Post-processing techniques aimed at noise reduction may be …

In recent years, positron emission tomography (PET) has a wide range of clinical and
research applications in oncology, cardiology and neurology (Hoh, 2007). It is a unique …

Tumor volume delineation plays a critical role in radiation treatment planning and
simulation. Inaccurately defined target volume may lead to overdosing of normal structures …

Background Kinetic modeling using reference Logan is commonly used to analyze data
obtained from dynamic Positron Emission Tomography (PET) studies on patients with …

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) plays a very important role in the field of drug
development from pre-clinical studies to clinical trials.[1]. In the pre-clinical part different …

In this thesis we want to explore novel image analysis methods for the early detection of
metabolic changes in the human brain caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD). We will present …

This report is a master thesis and the result of a study performed at Uppsala Applied Science
Laboratory, GE Healthcare, under the supervision of Doctor Pasha Razifar. Professor Ewert …

This master thesis is the result of a study performed in Uppsala, Sweden, at GE Healthcare
in co-operation with Centre for Image Analysis (CBA). The author is currently finishing his …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive medical imaging tool that produces
sequences of images describing the distribution of radiotracers in the object. PET images …