BACKGROUND Full Monte Carlo (MC)-based SPECT reconstructions have a strong potential for correcting for image degrading factors, but the reconstruction times are long. The objective of this study was to develop a highly parallel Monte Carlo code for fast, ordered subset expectation maximum (OSEM) reconstructions of SPECT/CT images. The MC code was written in the Compute Unified Device Architect...

Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA , USA We describe a novel semi-automated pipeline which integrates advanced data analysis tools for MR and PET with advanced PET reconstruction correction methods (partial volume effect correction [PVC], motion correction [MC], attenuation corr...

INTRODUCTION Acromioclavicular (AC) joint separations are common injuries seen in athletes or laborers in which the AC capsule and coracoclavicular (CC) ligaments are both ruptured [1]. Both surgical and conservative treatments have similar outcomes [2], with both treatments having no guidelines for rehabilitation. The CC ligaments, trapezoid and conoid, have greater structural properties than ...

چکیده - کم بود ولتاژ رایج ترین پدیده در سیستم های توزیع برق می باشد. وقوع کم بود ولتاژ ممکن است باعث آسیب جدی برای مراکز بار حساس، صنایع با اتوماسیون و تجهیزات حساس بشود. جبران کننده دینامیکی کم بود ولتاژ وسیله ای است که می تواند با تزریق ولتاژ به صورت سری به شبکه، ولتاژ بار را جبران کرده و شرایط عمل کرد مناسبی را برای آن فراهم نماید. در این مقاله، ساختار جدیدی برای جبران کننده دینامیکی کم بود ...

The quantitative accuracy of SPECT is limited by photon attenuation and scatter effect when photons interact with atoms. In this study, we developed a new attenuation correction (AC) method, CT-based mean attenuation correction (CTMAC) method, and compared it with various methods that were often used currently to assess the AC phenomenon by using the small-animal SPECT/CT data that were acquire...