Project

Evaluation of data quality in TOF PET using a modified NEC measure and reconstructed images

Code

01SM0909

Duration

15 January 2010 → 14 March 2011

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Stefaan Vandenberghe

Fellow

Enrico Clementel

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Medical imaging and therapy
- Medical imaging and therapy
- Other paramedical sciences
- Medical imaging and therapy

Keywords

image quality NEC time-of-flight positron emission tomography SNR

Project description

Goal: Determination the Noise Equivalent Counts (NEC) formula for Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography. Using phantoms and possibly simulations of phantoms we plan to study the relationship between a draft formula for TOF NEC calculation and the clinical Signal to Noise ratio. The obtained formula will allow for a more accurate and reliable image quality evaluation method for TOF PET.