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SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation

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Metzler, SD; Bowsher, JE; Tornai, MP; Pieper, BC; Peter, J; Jaszczak, RJ
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
February 1, 2002

Vertical-axis-of-rotation (VAOR) geometries, in which a gamma camera orbits a pendulous breast of a prone patient, have been proposed for SPECT breast imaging. Dedicated VAOR systems would be advantageous since they allow for minimal radius of rotation around the breast, which improves resolution-sensitivity tradeoffs, and there is less attenuation and scatter between the breast and the camera. However, the torso may not be viewed at enough angles to estimate contamination from torso activity. Also, VAOR geometries may involve camera tilt to scan for tumors near the chest wall. These tilted VAOR projections may be insufficient to establish even breast activity alone. Thus, we investigated the utility of designing VAOR systems to function inside some general-purpose horizontal-axis-of-rotation (HAOR) scanners, with the HAOR scanner orbiting a 192° angular range posteriorly, alleviating the insufficient-data problems. We simulated the expected projection data from six various-sized lesions with different activity concentrations in the breast and axilla, additionally considering the contribution from background activity from the torso. The data were then statistically reconstructed considering 360° HAOR, VAOR plus small additional arcs and combined HAOR-VAOR orbits, and the results were compared with the known activity concentration distribution. Substantial improvement in the noise versus bias was observed in the breast and axilla, an important and otherwise difficult region to image.

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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

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0018-9499

Publication Date

February 1, 2002

Volume

49

Issue

1 I

Start / End Page

31 / 36

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Metzler, S. D., Bowsher, J. E., Tornai, M. P., Pieper, B. C., Peter, J., & Jaszczak, R. J. (2002). SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 49(1 I), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2002.998677
Metzler, S. D., J. E. Bowsher, M. P. Tornai, B. C. Pieper, J. Peter, and R. J. Jaszczak. “SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 49, no. 1 I (February 1, 2002): 31–36. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2002.998677.
Metzler SD, Bowsher JE, Tornai MP, Pieper BC, Peter J, Jaszczak RJ. SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2002 Feb 1;49(1 I):31–6.
Metzler, S. D., et al. “SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 49, no. 1 I, Feb. 2002, pp. 31–36. Scopus, doi:10.1109/TNS.2002.998677.
Metzler SD, Bowsher JE, Tornai MP, Pieper BC, Peter J, Jaszczak RJ. SPECT breast imaging combining horizontal and vertical axes of rotation. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2002 Feb 1;49(1 I):31–36.

Published In

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI

ISSN

0018-9499

Publication Date

February 1, 2002

Volume

49

Issue

1 I

Start / End Page

31 / 36

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics