Title :
A digital reference object for the 3D Hoffman brain phantom for characterization of PET neuroimaging quality
Author :
Harrison, Robert L. ; Elston, Brian F. ; Byrd, Darrin W. ; Alessio, Adam M. ; Jacobs, Jaco ; Rockne, Russell C. ; Hawkins-Daarud, Andrea ; Muzi, M. ; Johnston, Sandra K. ; Jackson, Pamela R. ; Swanson, Kristin R. ; Kinahan, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fDate :
Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
We have developed a digital reference object that faithfully represents the structures in the Hoffman 3-D Brain Phantom™ from Data Spectrum Corporation. We have tested the fidelity of the DRO to the phantom by comparing the DRO to a CT scan, finding excellent agreement. We have also compared a PET simulation of the DRO to a PET scan of the phantom. The agreement between the simulated DRO and phantom PET scans was good.
Keywords :
brain; phantoms; positron emission tomography; 3D Hoffman brain phantom; Data Spectrum Corporation; PET neuroimaging quality; digital reference object; Computed tomography; Educational institutions; Image reconstruction; Imaging phantoms; Phantoms; Positron emission tomography; Radiology;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0533-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829165
