Collimator Optimization for Detection and Quantitation Tasks: Application to Gallium-67 Imaging
Moore S, Kijewski M, Fakhri G. Collimator Optimization for Detection and Quantitation Tasks: Application to Gallium-67 Imaging. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2005, 24: 1347-1356. PMID: 16229420, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2005.857211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCitratesComputer SimulationComputer-Aided DesignEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisGalliumHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsPhantoms, ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsMedium-energy low-penetration collimatorCollimator optimizationGeometric spatial resolutionPhotopeak energy windowSimulation of photon transportLead X-raysClinical imaging tasksActivity estimation taskSignal-to-noise ratioGallium-67 imagingContaminating photonsEnergy windowGeometric efficiencyCollimator designFixed energyPhoton transportOptimal collimatorCollimatorHotelling observerFWHMSpatial resolutionNuclear medicineDetectorResolution valuesImaging tasks