Title :
Simulation of compton reconstruction in liquid xenon PET
Author :
Bryman, Douglas ; Kurchaninov, Leonid ; Lu, Philip ; Retière, Fabriece ; Sossi, Vesna
Author_Institution :
Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver
fDate :
Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
Abstract :
We performed simulations of a liquid xenon positron emission tomograph, and analyzed the data with the use of a Compton reconstruction algorithm. We examined the sensitivity, scatter fraction, and noise-equivalent count rate of the detector, and performed an image contrast simulation and reconstruction of a micro-Derenzo contrast phantom.
Keywords :
image reconstruction; medical image processing; noise; phantoms; positron emission tomography; Compton reconstruction algorithm; detector sensitivity; image contrast simulation; image reconstruction; liquid xenon positron emission tomography; microDerenzo contrast phantom; noise-equivalent count rate; scatter fraction; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Data analysis; Image reconstruction; Performance analysis; Positron emission tomography; Radioactive decay; Reconstruction algorithms; Scattering; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0922-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437092
