Abstract
Functional imaging allows the quantification of biochemical or biophysiological changes in-vivo through the visualization of the spatial distribution and temporal changes of administrated radiopharmaceuticals. Instrumentation advances such as PET-CT (positron emission tomography - computed tomography) and PET-MR (positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance), improvements in image processing and reconstruction, the development of target and disease-specific radiotracers and improved kinetic modelling techniques, have substantially enhanced our ability to measure functional changes in normal and diseased states. Various combinations of these advances and refinements are now used in routine clinical practice for patient care. In this paper we review recent literature on software developments and applications in image restoration, motion correction, kinetic analysis, and image processing in the field of functional imaging.
Keywords: PET, SPECT, image correction, kinetic modelling, motion correction, PET-CT (positron emission tomography - computed tomography), PET-MR (positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance), disease-specific radiotracers, kinetic modelling techniques
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:Recent Software Developments and Applications in Functional Imaging
Volume: 13 Issue: 11
Author(s): Lingfeng Wen, Stefan Eberl, Michael Fulham and (David) Dagan Feng
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Keywords: PET, SPECT, image correction, kinetic modelling, motion correction, PET-CT (positron emission tomography - computed tomography), PET-MR (positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance), disease-specific radiotracers, kinetic modelling techniques
Abstract: Functional imaging allows the quantification of biochemical or biophysiological changes in-vivo through the visualization of the spatial distribution and temporal changes of administrated radiopharmaceuticals. Instrumentation advances such as PET-CT (positron emission tomography - computed tomography) and PET-MR (positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance), improvements in image processing and reconstruction, the development of target and disease-specific radiotracers and improved kinetic modelling techniques, have substantially enhanced our ability to measure functional changes in normal and diseased states. Various combinations of these advances and refinements are now used in routine clinical practice for patient care. In this paper we review recent literature on software developments and applications in image restoration, motion correction, kinetic analysis, and image processing in the field of functional imaging.
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Wen Lingfeng, Eberl Stefan, Fulham Michael and Dagan Feng (David), Recent Software Developments and Applications in Functional Imaging, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2012; 13 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920112802502015
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920112802502015 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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