Title :
Positron-emission tomography
Author :
Ollinger, John M. ; Fessler, Jeffrey A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Comput. & Radiol., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MI, USA
fDate :
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We review positron-emission tomography (PET), which has inherent advantages that avoid the shortcomings of other nuclear medicine imaging methods. PET image reconstruction methods with origins in signal and image processing are discussed, including the potential problems of these methods. A summary of statistical image reconstruction methods, which can yield improved image quality, is also presented
Keywords :
image reconstruction; image resolution; medical image processing; positron emission tomography; reviews; statistical analysis; PET image reconstruction methods; image processing; image quality; nuclear medicine; positron-emission tomography; signal processing; statistical image reconstruction methods; Attenuation; Blood; Cancer; Collimators; Detectors; Event detection; Image reconstruction; Positron emission tomography; Timing; Yield estimation;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
