Title :
Monte Carlo simulation of gated SPECT cardiac blood pool studies
Author :
Hebert, T.J. ; Gopal, S.S. ; Moore, W.H. ; Wendt, R.E., III ; Ting, Y. ; Murphy, P.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Houston Univ., TX, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
A method for Monte Carlo simulation of a gated SPECT cardiac blood pool studies is presented. The method more accurately captures the complex structure of time-varying in vivo distributions of radiolabeled blood cells than is possible with a physical phantom. The projected utility of this method is the quantitative evaluation of manual, semi-automated, and automated methods for assessing cardiac function
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; blood; cardiology; single photon emission computed tomography; Monte Carlo simulation method; automated method; cardiac function assessment; gated SPECT cardiac blood pool studies; in vivo distributions; manual method; medical diagnostic imaging; nuclear medicine; radiolabeled blood cells; semiautomated method; Biomedical imaging; Blood; Cells (biology); Educational institutions; Hospitals; Image reconstruction; Imaging phantoms; Radiology; Random number generation; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2544-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474738
