Quantification of myocardial blood flow and flow reserve: technical aspects
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a powerful tool for detection of impaired myocardial
blood supply due to atherosclerotic lesions in the epicardial arteries. MPI is commonly …
blood supply due to atherosclerotic lesions in the epicardial arteries. MPI is commonly …
Will 3-dimensional PET-CT enable the routine quantification of myocardial blood flow?
RA Dekemp, K Yoshinaga, RSB Beanlands - Journal of nuclear cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and flow reserve has been used extensively
with positron emission tomography (PET) to investigate the functional significance of …
with positron emission tomography (PET) to investigate the functional significance of …
Time‐of‐flight sensor for respiratory motion gating
C Schaller, J Penne, J Hornegger - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In this technical note we present a system that uses time‐of‐flight (ToF) technology to
acquire a real‐time multidimensional respiratory signal from a 3D surface reconstruction of …
acquire a real‐time multidimensional respiratory signal from a 3D surface reconstruction of …
Respiratory average CT for attenuation correction in myocardial perfusion SPECT/CT
Abstract Objective Cine average CT (CACT) and interpolated average CT (IACT) have been
proposed to improve attenuation correction (AC) for PET/CT in oncologic and cardiac …
proposed to improve attenuation correction (AC) for PET/CT in oncologic and cardiac …
Advances in attenuation correction techniques in PET
Molecular imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) has evolved from a vigorous
academic field to into the clinical arena. Considerable advances have been made in the …
academic field to into the clinical arena. Considerable advances have been made in the …
Automatic registration of misaligned CT attenuation correction maps in Rb-82 PET/CT improves detection of angiographically significant coronary artery disease
Background We aimed to evaluate the utility of fully automated software registration
intended to improve CT attenuation correction (CTAC) map misalignments during cardiac 82 …
intended to improve CT attenuation correction (CTAC) map misalignments during cardiac 82 …
Combined imaging of molecular function and morphology with PET/CT and SPECT/CT: image fusion and motion correction
KP Schäfers, L Stegger - Basic Research in Cardiology, 2008 - Springer
Imaging of the cardiovascular system with a combination of positron emission tomography
(PET) and computer tomography (CT) or with a combination of single-photon emission …
(PET) and computer tomography (CT) or with a combination of single-photon emission …
[HTML][HTML] Techniques for respiration-induced artifacts reductions in thoracic PET/CT
T Sun, GSP Mok - Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The advent of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) provides
fusion of both anatomical and functional information. CT-based attenuation correction …
fusion of both anatomical and functional information. CT-based attenuation correction …
Single-phase CT aligned to gated PET for respiratory motion correction in cardiac PET/CT
Respiratory motion can induce artifacts in cardiac PET/CT because of the misregistration of
the CT attenuation map and emission data. Some solutions to the respiratory motion …
the CT attenuation map and emission data. Some solutions to the respiratory motion …
Interpolated average CT for attenuation correction in PET—A simulation study
Previously, we proposed using an interpolated average CT (IACT) method for attenuation
correction (AC) in positron emission tomography (PET), which is a good, low-dose …
correction (AC) in positron emission tomography (PET), which is a good, low-dose …