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Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Habib Zaidi

    1. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

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  • Introductory chapters address basic principles of nuclear medicine imaging

  • Includes an overview of issues that are closely related to quantitative nuclear imaging and its potential role in diagnostic and therapeutic applications

  • Addresses basic principles, plus various steps required for obtaining quantitatively accurate data from nuclear medicine images

  • Written to take advantage of dramatic increases in affordably-priced computing power

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Overview of Nuclear Medical Imaging: Physics and Instrumentation

    • H. Zaidi, B. H. Hasegawa
    Pages 1-34

  3. Dual-Modality Imaging: More Than the Sum of its Components

    • B. H. Hasegawa, H. Zaidi
    Pages 35-81

  4. Analytic Image Reconstruction Methods in Emission Computed Tomography

    • B. M. W. Tsui, E. C. Frey
    Pages 82-106

  5. Iterative Reconstruction Methods

    • B. F. Hutton, J. Nuyts, H. Zaidi
    Pages 107-140

  6. Collimator-Detector Response Compensation in SPECT

    • E. C. Frey, B. M. W. Tsui
    Pages 141-166

  7. Attenuation Correction Strategies in Emission Tomography

    • H. Zaidi, B. H. Hasegawa
    Pages 167-204

  8. Scatter Correction Strategies in Emission Tomography

    • H. Zaidi, K. F. Koral
    Pages 205-235

  9. Correction for Partial Volume Effects in Emission Tomography

    • O. G. Rousset, H. Zaidi
    Pages 236-271

  10. Image Registration Techniques in Nuclear Medicine Imaging

    • B. F. Hutton, M. Braun, P. Slomka
    Pages 272-307

  11. Image Segmentation Techniques in Nuclear Medicine Imaging

    • A. O. Boudraa, H. Zaidi
    Pages 308-357

  12. Monte Carlo Modeling in Nuclear Medicine Imaging

    • H. Zaidi
    Pages 358-390

  13. Tracer Kinetic Modeling in Nuclear Medicine: Theory and Applications

    • M. Bentourkia, H. Zaidi
    Pages 391-413

  14. Methods for Planar Image Quantification

    • K. F. Koral, H. Zaidi
    Pages 414-434

  15. Quantitative Analysis in Functional Brain Imaging

    • K. Van Laere, H. Zaidi
    Pages 435-470

  16. Quantitative Analysis in Myocardial SPECT Imaging

    • G. Germano
    Pages 471-493

  17. Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Oncologic Imaging

    • D. A. Mankoff, M. Muzi, H. Zaidiy
    Pages 494-536

  18. Quantitative Imaging-Based Dosimetry and Treatment Planning in Radionuclide Therapy

    • M G Stabin, A B Brilly
    Pages 537-562

  19. Summary

    • H. Zaidi
    Pages 563-564

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 565-583
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About this book

This book provides a review of image analysis techniques as they are applied in the field of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine. Driven in part by the remarkable sophistication of nuclear medicine instrumentation and - crease in computing power and its ready and inexpensive availability, this is a relatively new yet rapidly expanding field. Likewise, although the use of nuclear imaging for diagnosis and therapy has origins dating back almost to the pioneering work of Dr G. de Hevesy, quantitative imaging has only recently emerged as a promising approach for diagnosis and therapy of many diseases. An effort has, therefore, been made to place the reviews provided in this book in a broader context. The effort to do this is reflected by the inclusion of introductory chapters that address basic principles of nuclear medicine instrumentation and dual-modality imaging, followed by overview of issues that are closely related to quantitative nuclear imaging and its potential role in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. A brief overview of each chapter is provided below. Chapter 1 presents a general overview of nuclear medicine imaging physics and instrumentation including planar scintigraphy, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Nowadays, patients’ diagnosis and therapy is rarely done without the use of imaging technology. As such, imaging considerations are incorporated in almost every chapter of the book. The development of dual-modality - aging systems is an emerging research field, which is addressed in chapter 2.

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From the reviews:

"This book represents a timely tool, as it provides a general framework for understanding the basis of most quantitative approaches to NM imaging and for appreciating their pros and cons. … overall this book is easy to read, clear and stimulating. It can be recommended to all imaging professionals (NM physicians, residents and fellows, as well as physicists and engineers) who seek an authoritative guide that will enable them to keep up to date with the ‘hard’ quantitative aspects of NM … ." (Mario Quarantelli and Anna Prinster, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Vol. 34, 2007)

"This book is intended primarily for physicists, physicians, imaging scientists, and graduate students who wish to obtain a high level of knowledge of image processing and analysis methods applied to quantitative nuclear medicine imaging in diagnosis and therapy. ... an excellent and up-to-date reference on advanced quantitative analysis methods applied to both single-photon and PET imaging. ... The book could also be used as a stand-alone text for a course on advanced topics in nuclear medicine imaging. I recommend this book ... ." (William D. Erwin, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 48 (8), 2007)

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  • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

    Habib Zaidi

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