Title :
Macintosh software for simulating resolution and scatter effects in PET
Author_Institution :
Barrow Neurol. Inst., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
To further understand and correct for the influence of the tomograph spatial resolution and scattered events in PET (positron emission tomography) studies of the central nervous system, the author has developed a methodology and software on a Macintosh personal computer for simulating PET image data from digitized anatomical information. He has used this approach to examine biases in interpreting PET brain tumor studies by implanting digital approximations of tumors into brain anatomy
Keywords :
Apple computers; computerised tomography; digital simulation; microcomputer applications; radioisotope scanning and imaging; Macintosh software; PET; brain anatomy; brain tumor; central nervous system; digitized anatomical information; interpretation biases; medical diagnostic imaging; nuclear medicine; positron emission tomography; scatter effects; tomograph spatial resolution; tumor digital approximation; Brain modeling; Central nervous system; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Discrete event simulation; Microcomputers; Neoplasms; Positron emission tomography; Scattering; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301101
