Image reconstruction using small-voxel size improves small lesion detection for positron emission tomography

Autor: Rep Sebastijan, Tomse Petra, Jensterle Luka, Jarabek Leon, Zaletel Katja, Lezaic Luka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Radiology and Oncology, Vol 56, Iss 2, Pp 142-149 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1581-3207
DOI: 10.2478/raon-2022-0015
Popis: PET/CT imaging is widely used in oncology and provides both metabolic and anatomic information. Because of the relatively poor spatial resolution of PET, the detection of small lesions is limited. The low spatial resolution introduces the partial-volume effect (PVE) which negatively affects images both qualitatively and quantitatively. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of small-voxel (2 mm in-line pixel size) vs. standard-voxel (4 mm in-line pixel size) reconstruction on lesion detection and image quality in a range of activity ratios.
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