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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
The accuracy of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for measuring in vivo concentrations of radiolabelled pharmaceuticals is affected by the limited tomograph resolution. Using computer simulations, we developed a model reproducing the distribution of the tracer [18F]fluoroDOPA which is specifically taken up in the normal human striatum. Validation of the model was performed by comparing the simulated images with real PET scans of the same brain. The simulation was used to examine the effect of axial displacement of the brain relative to the PET imaging planes, and that of image contrast on signal recovery (partial volume effects).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0895-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
3D simulations of radiotracer uptake in deep nuclei of human brain.
pubmed:affiliation
McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article