Realistic Monte Carlo Simulation of Ga-67 SPECT Imaging
Moore S, El Fakhri G. Realistic Monte Carlo Simulation of Ga-67 SPECT Imaging. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2001, 48: 720. DOI: 10.1109/23.940153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRealistic Monte Carlo simulationsNumerical torso phantomLead X-raysMonte Carlo programPhoton emission energyPoisson noise realizationsGa-67 SPECT imagingCollimator penetrationDetector resolutionEnergy windowRSD phantomPhoton propagationPhoton scatteringTorso phantomHeart/thorax phantomAttenuation mapEnergy distributionEmission energyImproved variance reductionSPECT imagesPhantomGa-67 studiesNoise realizationsScatteringAxillary lymph nodesComparative Assessment of Energy-Based Methods of Compensating for Scatter and Lead X-Rays in Ga-67 SPECT Imaging
Moore S, Fakhri G, Maksud P. Comparative Assessment of Energy-Based Methods of Compensating for Scatter and Lead X-Rays in Ga-67 SPECT Imaging. 2001, 4: 2197-2198. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2001.1009260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLead X-raysGa-67Energy windowArtificial neural networkGa-67 SPECT imagingSPECT imagesHigh-energy contaminationGa-67 SPECTPoisson noise realizationsActivity estimation taskTumor activity concentrationAnthropomorphic phantomEvaluable tumorsGS methodTumorMean square errorData setsOrgan uptakeProjection imagesLymphoma studiesNeural networkPixel valuesX-raySpherical tumorNoise realizations