[HTML][HTML] The promise of artificial intelligence and deep learning in PET and SPECT imaging

H Arabi, A AkhavanAllaf, A Sanaat, I Shiri, H Zaidi - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
This review sets out to discuss the foremost applications of artificial intelligence (AI),
particularly deep learning (DL) algorithms, in single-photon emission computed tomography …

Deep learning-based PET image denoising and reconstruction: a review

F Hashimoto, Y Onishi, K Ote, H Tashima… - … physics and technology, 2024 - Springer
This review focuses on positron emission tomography (PET) imaging algorithms and traces
the evolution of PET image reconstruction methods. First, we provide an overview of …

Depth of interaction estimation in a preclinical PET scanner equipped with monolithic crystals coupled to SiPMs using a deep neural network

A Sanaat, H Zaidi - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The scintillation light distribution produced by photodetectors in positron emission
tomography (PET) provides the depth of interaction (DOI) information required for high …

Unbiased TOF estimation using leading-edge discriminator and convolutional neural network trained by single-source-position waveforms

Y Onishi, F Hashimoto, K Ote… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are a strong tool for improving the
coincidence time resolution (CTR) of time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography …

Towards Routine Clinical Use of Dosimetry in [177Lu]Lu-PSMA Prostate Cancer Radionuclide Therapy: Current Efforts and Future Perspectives

R Alsadi, M Djekidel, O Bouhali, JO Doherty - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In light of widely expanding personalized medicine applications and their impact on clinical
outcomes, it is naturally befitting to explore all the dimensional aspects of personalized …

Lead-free MCP to improve coincidence time resolution and reduce MCP direct interactions

R Ota, K Nakajima, I Ogawa… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Achieving direct imaging of the annihilation position of a positron on an event-by-event basis
using an ultrafast detector would have a great impact on the field of nuclear medicine …

A CNN-based four-layer DOI encoding detector using LYSO and BGO scintillators for small animal PET imaging

W He, Y Zhao, X Zhao, W Huang, L Zhang… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. We propose a novel four-layer depth-of-interaction (DOI) encoding phoswich
detector using lutetium–yttrium oxyothosilicate (LYSO) and bismuth germanate (BGO) …

Direct annihilation position classification based on deep learning using paired Cherenkov detectors: a Monte Carlo study

K Ote, R Ota, F Hashimoto, T Hasegawa - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
To apply deep learning to estimate the three-dimensional interaction position of a
Cherenkov detector, an experimental measurement of the true depth of interaction is …

Timing performance of Cherenkov-radiator-integrated MCP-PMT

R Ota, K Nakajima, I Ogawa… - 2019 IEEE Nuclear …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coincidence time resolution (CTR) of 10 ps is an ultimate goal toward reconstruction-less
positron emission tomography (PET). One of the ways to enhance the timing performance of …

The Application of Electromagnetic Sensors for Determination of Cherenkov Cone Inside and in the Vicinity of the Detector Volume in Any Environment Known

V Savu, MI Rusu, D Savastru - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The neutrinos of cosmic radiation, due to interaction with any known medium in which the
Cherenkov detector is used, produce energy radiation phenomena in the form of a …