Fundamental principles of positron emission tomography (PET) ; part 2 / Osama Mawlawi.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Mawlawi, Osama, speaker, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Medical imaging.

Medical imaging : imaging techniques for pre-clinical and clinical applications, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnostic Imaging.

Positron-Emission Tomography.

Medical Subjects:

Diagnostic Imaging.

Positron-Emission Tomography.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (31 min.)) : color, sound.

polychrome

Other Title:

Fundamental principles of positron emission tomography (PET) ; part 2

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Contents:

Contents: Aspects of PET imaging

Image reconstruction

Filtered Back Projection

Iterative reconstruction

Reconstruction comparison

Factors affecting scanner sensitivity

2D and 3D

Increase in sensitivity in 3D over 2D

Disadvantages of 3D imaging: loss of contrast and image quality

Improved sensitivity

Quantitative PET performance

Phantom study

Motion effects

Partial volume effect

PET data acquisition schemes

Static and dynamic modes

Gated PET

Time of flight (TOF) acquisition

Hybrid scanner: PET/CT imaging

Rationale of PET/CT

Types of artifacts

Current PET/CT scanner status

Different types of PET/CT scanners

Radiation exposure

Available dosimetry tools

PET applications

Scanning Melanoma, Lymphoma and Brain Astrocytoma

Imaging in Neurology: Parkinson's disease

Receptor binding

Imaging in Cardiology.

Notes:

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

2732 Henry Stewart Talks

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.