Applications of combined three dimensional SPECT and CT imaging

Author

Fleming, J.S. ; Perring, S. ; Ackery, D.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Med., Southampton Gen. Hospital, UK

fYear

1991

fDate

33346

Firstpage

42583

Lastpage

42584

Abstract

The complementary nature of single photon emission tomography (SPECT) and transmission computed tomography (CT) is demonstrated in two clinical applications: (i) dosimetry of targetted radiotherapy and (ii) determination of the pulmonary distribution of drug administered as aerosol by metered dose inhaler. In order to perform multi-modality image analysis it is necessary to be able to transfer the images to a common data processing computer. In this study it has been achieved by transfer of both image sets via magnetic media to a VAX 11/730 computer with Sigmex A7000 display processor running PICS image processing software

Keywords

computerised picture processing; computerised tomography; medical diagnostic computing; radiation therapy; radioisotope scanning and imaging; PICS image processing software; Sigmex A7000 display processor; VAX 11/730 computer; aerosol; clinical applications; combined imaging; common data processing computer; dosimetry; drug; metered dose inhaler; multi-modality image analysis; pulmonary distribution; targetted radiotherapy; three dimensional SPECT; transmission computed tomography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

3-D Imaging Techniques for Medicine, IEE Colloquium on

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

Filename

181475