Physics of PET and SPECT Imaging

Authors : Magnus Dahlbom
Edition : 1
Year : 2017
Description :

Features

• Provides a single, comprehensive and authoritative account of PET and SPECT instrumentation, correction techniques, image reconstruction, multimodality and preclinical imaging
• Includes a background section that gives the foundation of PET and SPECT physics
• Gives a detailed summary of detector technology, from basics of scintillators, photodetectors, and solid state detectors, to the state of the art in PET and SPECT instrumentation
• Discusses quantitative imaging aspects, from PET and SPECT corrections to image reconstruction, dynamic PET and SPECT, and whole body PET
• Covers multimodality imaging in detail, including PET/CT, SPECT/CT, PET/MRI, and SPECT/MRI, as well as preclinical PET and SPECT

Summary

PET and SPECT imaging has improved to such a level that they are opening up exciting new horizons in medical diagnosis and treatment. This book provides a complete introduction to fundamentals and the latest progress in the field, including an overview of new scintillator materials and innovations in photodetector development, as well as the latest system designs and image reconstruction algorithms. It begins with basics of PET and SPECT physics, followed by technology advances and computing methods, quantitative techniques, multimodality imaging, instrumentation, pre-clinical and clinical imaging applications.

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