Head-to-head comparison of image quality between brain 18F-FDG images recorded with a fully digital versus a last-generation analog PET camera.
Julien SalvadoriLaetitia ImbertMathieu PerrinGilles KarcherZohra LamiralPierre-Yves MarieAntoine VergerPublished in: EJNMMI research (2019)
On normal brain 18F-FDG images and compared with a last-generation analog PET, the fully digital PET camera offers marked improvements in image noise and contrast, as well as significant potential for further enhancing spatial resolution.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- pet imaging
- computed tomography
- convolutional neural network
- image quality
- deep learning
- resting state
- white matter
- optical coherence tomography
- optic nerve
- high speed
- functional connectivity
- air pollution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cerebral ischemia
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- machine learning
- mass spectrometry
- high resolution
- low cost