Search Results - "Groiselle, C. J"
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GATE: a simulation toolkit for PET and SPECT
Published in Physics in medicine & biology (07-10-2004)“…Monte Carlo simulation is an essential tool in emission tomography that can assist in the design of new medical imaging devices, the optimization of…”
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Using the bootstrap method to evaluate image noise for investigation of axial collimation in hybrid PET
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-02-2005)“…The purpose of this paper was to investigate the use of the bootstrap method to evaluate noise in three-dimensional (3-D) ordered-subsets…”
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A Monte Carlo simulation study to evaluate septal spacing using triple-head hybrid PET imaging
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-10-2003)“…The low coincidence fraction (ratio of true coincidences to single events detected) and a limited count rate capability reduce performance of hybrid PET…”
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Optimization of septal spacing in hybrid PET using estimation task performance
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-10-2002)“…Hybrid PET imaging, a low cost alternative to dedicated PET, is now commonly used in many clinics. The major factors that limit image quality of hybrid…”
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Dynamic and static tomographic renal coincidence imaging with a gamma camera using Rb-82: a feasibility study
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-10-2002)“…Rb-82, a positron emitter with a half-life of /spl sim/75 s, is a promising radionuclide that can potentially turn the concept of sequential dynamic…”
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3D PET list-mode iterative reconstruction using time-of-flight information
Published in IEEE Symposium Conference Record Nuclear Science 2004 (2004)“…A limited number of time-of-flight (TOF) PET systems were developed and studied in the 1980*s and early 1990's using fast scintillators such as BaF2 or CsF…”
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Monte-Carlo simulation of the photodetection systems prototype PET scanner using GATE: a validation study
Published in IEEE Symposium Conference Record Nuclear Science 2004 (2004)“…The GATE simulation software was used to model the photodetection systems prototype PET scanner consisting on 4 rings of 44 crystal block detectors containing…”
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Performance evaluation of the channelized Hotelling observer using bootstrap list-mode PET studies
Published in 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium. Conference Record (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37515) (2003)“…This study investigated whether list-mode PET data generated using the bootstrap method can be used to predict lesion detectability as assessed by the…”
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Impact of axial collimation on hybrid PET image quality
Published in Proceedings IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (2002)“…Previous studies have suggested that novel axial collimator designs may be able to increase coincidence efficiency, and better shield out-of-FOV singles…”
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Evaluating human observer performance for list mode PET using the bootstrap method
Published in 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium. Conference Record (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37515) (2003)“…In an LROC (localization receiver operating characteristic) study, a human observer is presented a number of images, of which some contain a signal within a…”
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GATE : a simulation toolkit for PET and SPECT
Published 24-08-2004“…Phys.Med.Biol.49:4543-4561,2004 Monte Carlo simulation is an essential tool in emission tomography that can assist in the design of new medical imaging…”
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