Quantification in Positron Emission Tomography

ISBN-13: 9783838386751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 188 str.

Opis

This work is focused on the development of processing, quantification and standarization methods, aimed at enhancing the quality and accuracy of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) images, both for human brain studies and for high-resolution small animal studies. Firstly, the effects of scatter, reconstruction method, anatomical variability, positron range, partial volume effect and non-colinearity on the quantification of PET studies are investigated. Several correction methods for the essential degradations are presented. Finally, the suitability of Monte Carlo techniques for simulating PET studies is also assessed.

O autorze

I am researcher at the Fundacion IDICHUS (Public Health Service) and my work focuses on the development of quantification and standardization methods for PET images. Education, PhD in Physics and MSc in Biophatology in Medicine (Universitat de Barcelona) and BSc in Physics (Universidade de Vigo, best undergraduate degree award)