Review and current status of SPECT scatter correction

BF Hutton, I Buvat, FJ Beekman - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Detection of scattered gamma quanta degrades image contrast and quantitative accuracy of
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This paper reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Small-animal SPECT and SPECT/CT: application in cardiovascular research

R Golestani, C Wu, RA Tio, CJ Zeebregts… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Preclinical cardiovascular research using noninvasive radionuclide and hybrid imaging
systems has been extensively developed in recent years. Single photon emission computed …

Quantitative monte carlo–based 90y spect reconstruction

M Elschot, MGEH Lam… - Journal of nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
The evaluation of radiation absorbed doses in tumorous and healthy tissues is of increasing
interest for 90Y microsphere radioembolization of liver malignancies. The objectives of this …

Pixel-based subsets for rapid multi-pinhole SPECT reconstruction

W Branderhorst, B Vastenhouw… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Block-iterative image reconstruction methods, such as ordered subset expectation
maximization (OSEM), are commonly used to accelerate image reconstruction. In OSEM, the …

Impact of reconstruction parameters on quantitative I-131 SPECT

CAJ Van Gils, C Beijst, R Van Rooij… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Radioiodine therapy using I-131 is widely used for treatment of thyroid disease or
neuroendocrine tumors. Monitoring treatment by accurate dosimetry requires quantitative …

Quantitative Monte Carlo‐based holmium‐166 SPECT reconstruction

M Elschot, MLJ Smits, JFW Nijsen, MGEH Lam… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Quantitative imaging of the radionuclide distribution is of increasing interest for
microsphere radioembolization (RE) of liver malignancies, to aid treatment planning and …

[HTML][HTML] Absolute quantitative total-body small-animal SPECT with focusing pinholes

C Wu, F van der Have, B Vastenhouw… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose In pinhole SPECT, attenuation of the photon flux on trajectories between source
and pinholes affects quantitative accuracy of reconstructed images. Previously we …

Optimization of a simultaneous dual-isotope 201Tl/123I-MIBG myocardial SPECT imaging protocol with a CZT camera for trigger zone assessment after myocardial …

E D'estanque, C Hedon, B Lattuca, A Bourdon… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Dual-isotope 201 Tl/123 I-MIBG SPECT can assess trigger zones
(dysfunctions in the autonomic nervous system located in areas of viable myocardium) that …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of SPECT/CT imaging protocols for quantitative and qualitative 99mTc SPECT

D Kupitz, H Wissel, J Wuestemann, S Bluemel, M Pech… - EJNMMI physics, 2021 - Springer
Background The introduction of hybrid SPECT/CT devices enables quantitative imaging in
SPECT, providing a methodological setup for quantitation using SPECT tracers comparable …

Improved diagnostic accuracy of thallium-201 myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography with CT attenuation correction

JY Huang, RF Yen, WC Lee, CK Huang, PY Hsu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The benefits of attenuation correction (AC) in technetium-99m myocardial
perfusion imaging (MPI) have been well established. However, the value of thallium (Tl-201) …