Development of computational small animal models and their applications in preclinical imaging and therapy research
The development of multimodality preclinical imaging techniques and the rapid growth of
realistic computer simulation tools have promoted the construction and application of …
realistic computer simulation tools have promoted the construction and application of …
Fixed forced detection for fast SPECT Monte-Carlo simulation
Monte-Carlo simulations of SPECT images are notoriously slow to converge due to the large
ratio between the number of photons emitted and detected in the collimator. This work …
ratio between the number of photons emitted and detected in the collimator. This work …
Performance evaluation of total variation (TV) denoising technique for dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) with photon counting detector …
S Lee, Y Lee - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) system based on a
photon counting detector (PCD) is very useful providing functional information for breast …
photon counting detector (PCD) is very useful providing functional information for breast …
[HTML][HTML] Theranostic Investigation of Gadolinium-159 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Monte Carlo Simulation Study
Gadolinium-159 (159Gd) is a beta emitter with appropriate energy for therapeutic
application. However, this radioisotope additionally emits gamma rays, enabling the …
application. However, this radioisotope additionally emits gamma rays, enabling the …
[HTML][HTML] Comparison of image uniformity with photon counting and conventional scintillation single-photon emission computed tomography system: a Monte Carlo …
HC Kim, HJ Kim, K Kim, MH Lee, Y Lee - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2017 - Elsevier
To avoid imaging artifacts and interpretation mistakes, an improvement of the uniformity in
gamma camera systems is a very important point. We can expect excellent uniformity using …
gamma camera systems is a very important point. We can expect excellent uniformity using …
[HTML][HTML] Pre-clinical quantitative imaging and mouse-specific dosimetry for 111In-labelled radiotracers
AM Denis-Bacelar, SE Cronin, C Da Pieve, RL Paul… - EJNMMI research, 2016 - Springer
Background Accurate quantification in molecular imaging is essential to improve the
assessment of novel drugs and compare the radiobiological effects of therapeutic agents …
assessment of novel drugs and compare the radiobiological effects of therapeutic agents …
Monte Carlo Simulations in Imaging and Therapy
P Papadimitroulas, GC Kagadis… - Handbook of Small …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The basis of Monte Carlo (MC) numerical techniques can be described as statistical
methods where random number generators are used to perform more realistic simulations …
methods where random number generators are used to perform more realistic simulations …
Ga-67 imaging with vector
M Shirmohammad - 2016 - open.library.ubc.ca
Ga-67 decays with emission of gammas of 93 (42%), 184 (21%), 300 (17%) and 393 (5%)
keV. The energy range of the gammas of Ga-67 may impact the quality of the SPECT …
keV. The energy range of the gammas of Ga-67 may impact the quality of the SPECT …
A Numerical Study of Different Types of Collimators for a High-Resolution Preclinical CdTe Pixelated Semiconductor SPECT System
HW Jeong, JS Kim, SY Bae, K Seo, SH Kim… - Journal of the Optical …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) with a pixelated semiconductor
detector (PSD), not only pinhole collimators but also parallel-hole collimators are often used …
detector (PSD), not only pinhole collimators but also parallel-hole collimators are often used …
Optimizing positron emission tomography radiation dose using Monte Carlo N-particle simulations
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging procedure that uses a
radioactive tracer to visualize organ or tissues functions for the purposes of diagnoses …
radioactive tracer to visualize organ or tissues functions for the purposes of diagnoses …