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Quantitative SPECT by attenuation correction of the projection set using transmission data: evaluation of a method

Almquist, Helén ; Palmer, John LU ; Ljungberg, Michael LU orcid ; Wollmer, Per LU ; Strand, Sven-Erik LU and Jonson, Björn LU (1990) In European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 16(8-10). p.587-594
Abstract
A method for measuring attenuation coefficients in single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) is described and evaluated, together with a method for attenuation correction using these measured attenuation coefficients. Build-up, caused by scattered photons, is corrected for by a simple substitution in the algorithms. Transmission studies are performed with a 99mTc- or 57Co flood source, and emission phantom studies with 99mTc line sources. The method is evaluated with variable but well-defined phantoms. The result is accurate attenuation coefficients for different densities, dimensions and geometries, and an accuracy of corrected emission activities of better than +/- 10% in most cases. The present limitations of the method for attenuation... (More)
A method for measuring attenuation coefficients in single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) is described and evaluated, together with a method for attenuation correction using these measured attenuation coefficients. Build-up, caused by scattered photons, is corrected for by a simple substitution in the algorithms. Transmission studies are performed with a 99mTc- or 57Co flood source, and emission phantom studies with 99mTc line sources. The method is evaluated with variable but well-defined phantoms. The result is accurate attenuation coefficients for different densities, dimensions and geometries, and an accuracy of corrected emission activities of better than +/- 10% in most cases. The present limitations of the method for attenuation correction are discussed. (Less)
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Attenuation correction, Build-up, Quantitative SPECT, Transmission measurement
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European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine
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16
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8-10
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587 - 594
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Springer
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  • pmid:2384099
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1432-105X
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10.1007/BF00998154
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English
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  author       = {{Almquist, Helén and Palmer, John and Ljungberg, Michael and Wollmer, Per and Strand, Sven-Erik and Jonson, Björn}},
  issn         = {{1432-105X}},
  keywords     = {{Attenuation correction; Build-up; Quantitative SPECT; Transmission measurement}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8-10}},
  pages        = {{587--594}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine}},
  title        = {{Quantitative SPECT by attenuation correction of the projection set using transmission data: evaluation of a method}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00998154}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF00998154}},
  volume       = {{16}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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