Optimization of Ga‐67 imaging for detection and estimation tasks: Dependence of imaging performance on spectral acquisition parameters
Fakhri G, Moore S, Kijewski M. Optimization of Ga‐67 imaging for detection and estimation tasks: Dependence of imaging performance on spectral acquisition parameters. Medical Physics 2002, 29: 1859-1866. PMID: 12201433, DOI: 10.1118/1.1493214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal signal-to-noise ratioEnergy windowSignal-to-noise ratioMonte Carlo programDetection of spheresTorso phantomPhantom acquisitionsSphere of radiusEstimation taskPhantom dataLower-energyGa-67 imagingPhantomAcquisition parametersActivity concentrationsSpectral acquisition parametersGa-67Sphere sizeEnergyPhotopeakTumor imagingOptimal windowTaskClinicMonte