Title :
Conceptual design of high spatial-resolution SPECT system for human brain
Author :
Zeniya, Tsutomu ; Hirano, Yoshiyuki ; Tominaga, Takanori ; Hori, Yuki ; Watabe, Hiroshi ; Sakimoto, Tomonori ; Sohlberg, Antti ; Minato, Kotaro ; Hatazawa, Jun ; Iida, Hidehiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Investigative Radiol., Nat. Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center Res. Inst., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
We have designed the concept of practical high spatial-resolution SPECT for human brain. This study suggested combination PSPMTs with full-digital circuit can achieve detector intrinsic spatial resolution less than 2 mm. Image reconstruction software will compensate decrease of sensitivity due to collimator for high resolution. This system is expected to have the system resolution of 3-4 mm and the sensitivity higher than that in conventional clinical SPECT system.
Keywords :
brain; collimators; image reconstruction; medical image processing; neurophysiology; single photon emission computed tomography; collimator; conceptual design; conventional clinical SPECT system; full-digital circuit; high spatial-resolution SPECT system; human brain; image reconstruction software; Biomedical imaging; Collimators; Detectors; Image resolution; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152624
