[PDF][PDF] Statistical image reconstruction methods for transmission tomography

JA Fessler, M Sonka, JM Fitzpatrick - Handbook of medical imaging, 2000 - eecs.umich.edu
The problem of forming cross-sectional or tomographic images of the attenuation
characteristics of objects arises in a variety of contexts, including medical X-ray computed …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology supporting function: attenuation correction for SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MR imaging

TC Lee, AM Alessio, RM Miyaoka… - The quarterly journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Both SPECT, and in particular PET, are unique in medical imaging for their high sensitivity
and direct link to a physical quantity, ie radiotracer concentration. This gives PET and …

Attenuation correction single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging

TM Bateman, SJ Cullom - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Clinicians now rely heavily on the results of single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging for diagnosing coronary disease and for planning …

Simultaneous Transmission/Emission Myocardial Perfusion Tomography: Diagnostic Accuracy of Attenuation-Corrected 99mTc-Sestamibi Single-Photon Emission …

EP Ficaro, JA Fessler, PD Shreve, JN Kritzman… - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The purpose of the present study was to assess the diagnostic performance of
attenuation-corrected (AC) stress 99mTc-sestamibi cardiac single-photon emission …

The value and practice of attenuation correction for myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging: a joint position statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology …

RC Hendel, JR Corbett, SJ Cullom… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
Despite advancements in technologies, non-uniform soft tissue attenuation still affects the
diagnostic accuracy of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial …

Multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of correction for photon attenuation and scatter in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging

RC Hendel, DS Berman, SJ Cullom, W Follansbee… - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Soft tissue attenuation is a prominent cause of single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) imaging artifacts, which may result in reduced diagnostic …

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Evaluation with First-Pass Enhancement and Delayed Enhancement MR Imaging Compared with 201Tl SPECT Imaging1

GK Lund, A Stork, M Saeed, MP Bansmann, JH Gerken… - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate acute myocardial infarction by using first-pass enhancement (FPE)
and delayed enhancement (DE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging compared with thallium …

Use of coronary calcium score scans from stand-alone multislice computed tomography for attenuation correction of myocardial perfusion SPECT

T Schepis, O Gaemperli, P Koepfli, C Rüegg… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the use of CT attenuation maps, generated from coronary calcium
scoring (CCS) scans at in-and expiration with a 64-slice CT scanner, for attenuation …

SPECT attenuation correction: an essential tool to realize nuclear cardiology's manifest destiny

EV Garcia - Journal of nuclear cardiology, 2007 - Springer
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging has
attained widespread clinical acceptance as a standard of care for cardiac patients. Yet …

MR-based attenuation correction for cardiac FDG PET on a hybrid PET/MRI scanner: comparison with standard CT attenuation correction

J Vontobel, R Liga, M Possner, OF Clerc… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of attenuation correction (AC)
for cardiac 18 F-labelled fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) …