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Exact and approximate Fourier rebinning of PET data from time-of-flight to non time-of-flight.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19124956     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The image reconstruction problem for fully 3D TOF PET is challenging because of the large data sizes involved. One approach to this problem is to first rebin the data into one of the following lower dimensional formats: 2D TOF, 3D non TOF or 2D non TOF. Here we present a unified framework based on a generalized projection slice theorem for TOF data that can be used to compute each of these mappings. We use this framework to develop approaches for rebinning into non TOF formats without significant loss of information. We first derive the exact mappings and then describe approximations which address the missing data problem for oblique sinograms. We evaluate the performance of approximate rebinning using Monte Carlo simulations. Our results show that rebinning into non TOF sinograms retains significant SNR advantages over sinograms collected without TOF information.
Authors:
Sanghee Cho; Sangtae Ahn; Quanzheng Li; Richard M Leahy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-01-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-09     Completed Date:  2009-04-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  467-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Signal and Image Processing Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms*
Data Compression / methods
Fourier Analysis
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Phantoms, Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography / instrumentation,  methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EB000363/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS

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