AIM: The motion of the head during brain positron emission tomography (PET) acquisitions has been identified as a source of artifact in the reconstructed image. In this study, a method is described to develop an image-based motion correction technique for correcting the post-acquisition data without using external optical motion-tracking system such as POLARIS. METHOD: In this technique, GATE has been used to simulate PET brain scan using point sources mounted around the head to accurately monitor the position of the head during the time frames. RESULT: The measurement of head motion in each frame showed a transformation in the image frame matrix, resulting in a fully corrected data set. CONCLUSION: Using different kinds of phantoms and motions, the accuracy of the correction method is tested and its applicability to experimental studies is demonstrated as well.
AIM: The motion of the head during brain positron emission tomography (PET) acquisitions has been identified as a source of artifact in the reconstructed image. In this study, a method is described to develop an image-based motion correction technique for correcting the post-acquisition data without using external optical motion-tracking system such as POLARIS. METHOD: In this technique, GATE has been used to simulate PET brain scan using point sources mounted around the head to accurately monitor the position of the head during the time frames. RESULT: The measurement of head motion in each frame showed a transformation in the image frame matrix, resulting in a fully corrected data set. CONCLUSION: Using different kinds of phantoms and motions, the accuracy of the correction method is tested and its applicability to experimental studies is demonstrated as well.
Authors: Rubens Spin-Neto; Louise H Matzen; Lars W Schropp; Thomas S Sørensen; Ann Wenzel Journal: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Date: 2018-03-22 Impact factor: 2.419