Abstract
This paper describes the 3-D PET Monte Carlo scatter correction technique extended to whole body imaging, including an improved edge detection calculation for inhomogeneous media, the assumptions made and some of the results obtained from a human thorax study. The goal of the study is to demonstrate the ability of the Monte Carlo simulation to accurately model and correct for Compton scatter for complex 3-D activity distributions and attenuating media present in the human body.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1050-1054 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. Part 1 (of 3) - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Oct 21 1995 → Oct 28 1995 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. Part 1 (of 3) |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 10/21/95 → 10/28/95 |