Convergence optimization of parametric MLEM reconstruction for estimation of Patlak plot parameters

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-416

  Angelis, Georgios I ^a,b   Thielemans, Kris ^a,c   Tziortzi, Andri C ^d,e   Turkheimer, Federico E ^a   Tsoumpas, Charalampos ^a,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FDOPA; Kinetic modelling; Parametric reconstruction; Patlak plot; Physiological parameters

Indexed keywords

FDOPA; KINETIC MODELLING; PARAMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION; PATLAK PLOT; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ALGORITHMS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

6 FLUORODOPA F 18;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79956353942     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: 18790771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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