Monte Carlo-based compensation for patient scatter, detector scatter, and crosstalk contamination in In-111 SPECT imaging
Moore S, Ouyang J, Park M, Fakhri G. Monte Carlo-based compensation for patient scatter, detector scatter, and crosstalk contamination in In-111 SPECT imaging. Nuclear Instruments And Methods In Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment 2006, 569: 472-476. DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScatter projectionsPatient scatterDetector scatterOrgan activity estimatesPhoton interaction pointIterative reconstruction algorithmDetector effectsEnergy binsReconstruction algorithmDelta scatteringTorso phantomPoint spread functionSegmented CT scanInteraction pointOSEM reconstructionNumerical phantomDetectorScatteringScattering mapSpherical tumorSpread functionImage noisePhantomActivity concentrationsActivity estimation