Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms

Khalid S. Alzimami; Salem A. Sassi; Abdulrahman A. Alfuraih; Lefteris Livieratos; Nicholas M. Spyrou

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.191

Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms

Khalid S. Alzimami, Salem A. Sassi, Abdulrahman A. Alfuraih, Lefteris Livieratos, Nicholas M. Spyrou

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This study investigates the potential of improving spatial resolution in SPECT imaging using a combination of LaBr3:Ce detectors and 3D-OSEM image reconstruction algorithms. Potential spatial resolution improvement was assessed intrinsically and extrinsically using GATE Monte Carlo simulation. Significantly improved MTF of LaBr3:Ce detectors suggests better resolution performance at all spatial frequencies. In comparison to conventional Nal(Tl) scintillators, a combination of the LaBr3:Ce crystal and 3D-OSEM incorporating resolution recovery could significantly improve the extrinsic spatial resolution of SPECT images. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S289-S291
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment
Volume	633
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.191
Publication status	Published - May 2011

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Alzimami, K. S., Sassi, S. A., Alfuraih, A. A., Livieratos, L., & Spyrou, N. M. (2011). Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment, 633(S1), S289-S291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.191

Alzimami, Khalid S. ; Sassi, Salem A. ; Alfuraih, Abdulrahman A. et al. / Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms. In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment. 2011 ; Vol. 633, No. S1. pp. S289-S291.

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Alzimami, KS, Sassi, SA, Alfuraih, AA, Livieratos, L & Spyrou, NM 2011, 'Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms', Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment, vol. 633, no. S1, pp. S289-S291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.191

Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms. / Alzimami, Khalid S.; Sassi, Salem A.; Alfuraih, Abdulrahman A. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment, Vol. 633, No. S1, 05.2011, p. S289-S291.

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Alzimami KS, Sassi SA, Alfuraih AA, Livieratos L, Spyrou NM. Investigation of the possibility of improving spatial resolution in SPECT with the combination of LaBr3:Ce-based detector and 3D-OSEM reconstruction algorithms. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors And Associated Equipment. 2011 May;633(S1):S289-S291. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.191

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