Implementation and validation of time-of-flight PET image reconstruction module for listmode and sinogram projection data in the STIR library

N Efthimiou, E Emond, P Wadhwa… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we describe the implementation of support for time-of-flight (TOF) positron
emission tomography (PET) for both listmode and sinogram data in the open source software for …

Effect of attenuation mismatches in time of flight PET reconstruction

EC Emond, A Bousse, M Machado… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
While the pursuit of better time resolution in positron emission tomography (PET) is rapidly
evolving, little work has been performed on time of flight (TOF) image quality at high time …

[HTML][HTML] PET image reconstruction using physical and mathematical modelling for time of flight PET-MR scanners in the STIR library

…, N Efthimiou, K Wangerin, N Keat, E Emond… - Methods, 2021 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates how computational and physical modelling of the positron emission
tomography (PET) image acquisition process for a state-of-the-art integrated PET and …

Estimation of timing resolution for very fast time-of-flight detectors in Monte Carlo simulations

N Efthimiou, E Emond, C Cawthorne… - 2018 IEEE Nuclear …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Elise Emond wishes to thank Yusheng Li for discussions … Elise Emond is with the Institute
of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London NW1 2BU, UK (e-mail: elise.emond.…

Effect of positron range on PET quantification in diseased and normal lungs

EC Emond, AM Groves, BF Hutton… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The impact of positron range on PET image reconstruction has often been investigated as a
blurring effect that can be partly corrected by adding an element to the PET system matrix in …

Joint activity and attenuation reconstruction from multiple energy window data with photopeak scatter re-estimation in non-TOF 3-D PET

L Brusaferri, A Bousse, EC Emond… - … on Radiation and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Estimation of attenuation from positron emission tomography (PET) data only is of interest
for hybrid PET-MR and systems where CT is not available or recommended. However, when …

Implementation of image reconstruction for GE SIGNA PET/MR PET data in the STIR library

…, N Efthimiou, O Bertolli, E Emond… - 2018 IEEE Nuclear …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software for Tomographic Image Reconstruction (STIR: http://stir.sf.net) is an open source
C++ library available for reconstruction of emission tomography data. This work aims at the …

Improved PET/CT respiratory motion compensation by incorporating changes in lung density

EC Emond, A Bousse, L Brusaferri… - … on Radiation and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) lung imaging is highly sensitive
to motion. Although several techniques exist to diminish motion artifacts, a few accounts …

[HTML][HTML] Use of non-Gaussian time-of-flight kernels for image reconstruction of Monte Carlo simulated data of ultra-fast PET scanners

N Efthimiou, K Thielemans, E Emond, C Cawthorne… - EJNMMI physics, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scanners can provide
significant benefits by improving the noise properties of reconstructed images. In order to …

Consensus recommendations on the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in lung disease

…, AM Denis-Bacelar, E Emond… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET with 18 F-FDG has been increasingly applied, predominantly in the research setting, to
study drug effects and pulmonary biology and to monitor disease progression and treatment …