2005
Performance of a novel collimator for high‐sensitivity brain SPECT
Fakhri G, Ouyang J, Zimmerman R, Fischman A, Kijewski M. Performance of a novel collimator for high‐sensitivity brain SPECT. Medical Physics 2005, 33: 209-215. PMID: 16485427, DOI: 10.1118/1.2143140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphere activity concentrationNPW-SNRStandard collimatorSphere-to-background activity ratiosAttenuation of countsPhantom centerActivity concentrationsPoint spread functionCentral regionCollimatorPhantom studyStriatal phantomCylindrical backgroundResolution recoveryPhantomSpherical lesionsRamp filterCrystal surfaceSpread functionSignal-to-noise ratioCentral brain structuresFitting imageHealthy volunteersBrain SPECTSphere activity
2000
Relative lesion detectability in 3D vs. 2D dedicated multi-ring PET
Moore S, Fakhri G, Badawi R, Van den Abbeele A, Zimmerman R. Relative lesion detectability in 3D vs. 2D dedicated multi-ring PET. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 2000, 3: 17/18-17/22 vol.3. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2000.949192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchField of viewNon-prewhiteningAxial field-of-viewMaximum ring differenceAnthropomorphic torso phantomClinically realistic phantomDetection of spheresNPW-SNRTorso phantomGe-68Head phantomDetection signal-to-noise ratioRing differenceRealistic phantomsPhantomBed positionF-18Signal-to-noise ratioActivity concentrationsTwo-dimensionalContrast levelsPET imagingCompare two-dimensionalModeFORE+FBP