PET imaging of neurotransmission using direct parametric reconstruction
Petibon Y, Alpert N, Ouyang J, Pizzagalli D, Cusin C, Fava M, Fakhri G, Normandin M. PET imaging of neurotransmission using direct parametric reconstruction. NeuroImage 2020, 221: 117154. PMID: 32679252, PMCID: PMC7800040, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal-to-noise ratioImage reconstructionPositron emission tomography image reconstructionLow signal-to-noise ratioPoisson log-likelihood functionScattered coincidencesDetector sensitivityPET sinogramsStatistical fluctuationsEstimate parametric imagesGradient-based optimizationParametric reconstructionLog-likelihood functionEffects of head movementVoxel scalePositron emission tomographySimplified reference region modelActivity concentration data