Analytical model for SPECT detector concepts

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1102-1112

  Wieczorek, Herfried ^a,b   Goedicke, Andreas ^b  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collimators; Detectors; Image reconstruction; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ROTATING DETECTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY(SPECT); SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33746362600     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.874954     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. H. O. Anger, "Scintillation camera," Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 29, pp. 27-33, 1958.
2. H. O. Anger, "Scintillation camera with multichannel collimators," J. Nucl. Med., vol. 5, pp. 515-531, 1964.
3. G. T. Gullberg, G. L. Zeng, F. L. Datz, P. E. Christian, C.-H. Tung, and H. T. Morgan, "Review of convergent beam tomography in single photon emission computed tomography," Phys. Med. Biol., vol 37, pp. 507-534, 1992.
4. D. E. Kuhl and R. Q. Edwards, "Image separation radioisotope scanning," Radiology, vol 80, pp. 653-661, 1963.
5. G. Muehllehner, "Section imaging by computer calculation," J. Nucl. Med., vol 12, pp. 76-84, 1971.
6. 99mTc and a scintillation camera," J. Nucl. Med., vol 18, pp. 373-380, 1974.
7. E. Raiskin and J. F. Butler, "CdTe low level gamma detectors based on a new crystal growth method," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 81-84, Feb. 1988.
8. C. Scheiber, "New developments in clinical applications of CdTe and CdZnTe detectors," Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A, vol A380, pp. 385-391, 1996.
9. J. F. Butler, C. L. Lingren, S. J. Friesenhahn, W. L. Ashburn, R. L. Conwell, and F. L. Augustine, "CdZnTe solid-state gamma camera," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 359-363, Jun. 1998.
10. S. Kumita, K. Tanaka, K. Cho, N. Sato, H. Nakajo, and M. Toba, "Assessment of left ventricular function using solid-state gamma camera equipped with a highly-sensitive collimator," Ann. Nucl. Med., vol. 17, pp. 517-520, 2003.
11. H. H. Barrett and W. Swindell, Radiological Imaging: Theory of Image Formation, Detection, and Processing. New York: Academic, 1981, vol. I and II.
12. R. Accorsi and S. D. Metzler, "Analytic determination of the resolution-equivalent effective diameter of apinhole collimator," IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol 23, no. 6, pp. 750-763, Jun. 2004.
13. W. L. Rogers, N. H. Clinthorne, L. Shao, P. Chiao, Y. Ding, J. A. Stamos, and K. F. Koral, "SPRINT II: A second generation single photon ring tomograph," IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 291-297, Dec. 1988.
14. G. R. Gindi, J. Arendt, H. H. Barrett, M-Y. Chiu, A. Ervin, C. L. Giles, M. A. Kujoory, E. L. Miller, and R. G. Simpson, "Imaging with rotating slit apertures and rotating collimators,"Med. Phyt., vol. 9, pp. 324-339, 1982.
15. S. Webb, D. M. Binnie, M. A. Flower, and R. J. Ott, "Monte Carlo modeling of the performance of a rotating slit-collimator for improved planar gamma-camera imaging," Phys. Med. Biol., vol. 37, pp. 1095-1108, 1992.
16. M. A. Lodge, D. M. Binnie, M. A. Flower, and S. Webb, "Experimental evaluation of a prototype rotating slat collimator for planar gamma camera imaging," Phys. Med. Biol, vol. 40, pp. 427-448, 1995.
17. M. A. Lodge, S. Webb, M. A. Flower, and D. M. Binnie, "A prototype rotating slat collimator for single photon emission computed tomography," IEEE Trans. Med. Imag., vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 500-511, Aug. 1996.
18. G. L. Zeng and D. Gagnon, "CdZnTe strip detector SPECT imaging with a slit collimator," Phys. Med. Biol., vol. 49, pp. 2257-2271, 2004.
19. A. Rose, Advances in Electronics, L. Marton, Ed. New York: Academic, 1948, vol. 1, pp. 131-166.