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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
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.