Title :
Physically realistic modeling of cone-beam collimator and 3-D patient geometry for cardiac SPECT
Author :
Yanch, J.C. ; Dobrzeniecki, A.B. ; Ramanathan, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nucl. Eng., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A method of nuclear medicine simulation incorporating complete physical realism of any collimator of three-dimensional patient geometry has been developed. The results of simulating a cone-beam collimator for cardiac imaging are described. Cone-beam collimation for imaging small organs leads to an enhancement of both sensitivity and lesion detectability over conventional collimators. Results of verifying the method of tomographic data acquisition of cone-beam data are provided. Future uses of this method of data production are also described
Keywords :
cardiology; computerised tomography; modelling; radioisotope scanning and imaging; 3D patient geometry; cardiac SPECT; cardiac imaging; cone-beam collimator; data production; lesion detectability; medical diagnostic imaging; nuclear medicine simulation; physically realistic modeling; sensitivity; single photon emission computerized tomography; small organs imaging; tomographic data acquisition; Collimators; Detectors; Geometry; Lesions; Medical simulation; Monte Carlo methods; Nuclear medicine; Packaging; Single photon emission computed tomography; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2485-X
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1991.169152
