Assessment of image quality using mouse, rat, and mid-sized animal brain phantoms
AR Yu, JS Kim, KM Kim, JG Kim, JA Park, SK Woo… - 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
2068 Objectives To assess image quality (IQ) of animal PET images, the NEMA NU-4 2008
IQ phantom was used. This IQ phantom was similar than a typical mouse. However, rat …
IQ phantom was used. This IQ phantom was similar than a typical mouse. However, rat …
A new method to evaluate the PET image quality based on the image noise and reproducibility of recovery coefficients
G Akamatsu, T Taniguchi, D Kidera, K Kihara, S Mikasa… - 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
2627 Objectives The purpose of this study was to establish a new method to evaluate the
PET image quality based on the image noise and reproducibility of recovery coefficients …
PET image quality based on the image noise and reproducibility of recovery coefficients …
Phantom-based Y-90 whole-body PET image quality evaluation
3295 Introduction: The purpose of the study was to characterize the performance of a whole
body PET scanner using yttrium-90 (Y-90) in a standard NEMA IEC body phantom. Y-90 …
body PET scanner using yttrium-90 (Y-90) in a standard NEMA IEC body phantom. Y-90 …
Assessment of PET and SPECT phantom image quality through binary classification of cold rod sections
F DiFilippo - 2019 - Soc Nuclear Med
195 Objectives: Image quality evaluation in PET and SPECT often involves qualitative
assessment of phantom images, typically the ability to resolve hot or cold structures of …
assessment of phantom images, typically the ability to resolve hot or cold structures of …
A simple test to determine the quality of your clinical PET images
A Dobbeleir, H Ham, I Goethals, J Keppens… - Annals of nuclear …, 2010 - Springer
Objective The objective of the study was to present a simple method for comparing clinical
PET images to a set of increasing quality images. Those different quality images were …
PET images to a set of increasing quality images. Those different quality images were …
Evaluation of PET image quality and lesion detectability using body phantoms of variable cross-sectional area
H Nishida, K Shimizu, K Matsumoto, T Yamane… - 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
1778 Objectives Image quality of the whole body FDG-PET degrades as the body size
increases, if acquired with the same injected activity per body weight and the same scanning …
increases, if acquired with the same injected activity per body weight and the same scanning …
Variation in image quality with respect to difference in the frame number and acquisition time on PET/CT
A Maebatake, T Taniguchi, D Kidera, S Mikasa… - 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
2633 Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the variation in PET/CT image
quality with respect to difference in the frame number and acquisition time using a phantom …
quality with respect to difference in the frame number and acquisition time using a phantom …
Assessment of PET image resolution
D Gress, O Mawlawi - 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
576 Objectives: PET system resolution has historically been quantified using a method
prescribed by the NEMA standard which includes line profile analysis of point sources in air …
prescribed by the NEMA standard which includes line profile analysis of point sources in air …
Multi PET scanner statistical analysis comparison
S Adler, R Maass-Moreno, P Choyke, K Kurdziel - 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
2046 Objectives Obtaining PET images of equivalent quality among different scanners and
reconstruction methods may require different injected dose and acquisition time …
reconstruction methods may require different injected dose and acquisition time …
Examining the effect of patient body size on 2D and 3D PET
M Lodge, A Rahmim, F Bengel, R Wahl - 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
482 Objectives: PET image quality deteriorates with increasing patient body mass due to a
combination of greater image noise and reduced lesion contrast. For BGO systems, it has …
combination of greater image noise and reduced lesion contrast. For BGO systems, it has …