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  • Medical Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Image Reconstruction

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  • Positron emission tomography (PET) systems possess limited spatial resolution.
  • Reconstruction algorithms, like maximum likelihood, can introduce Gibbs artifacts due to the system's point spread function (PSF).
  • These artifacts negatively impact quantitative analysis of tracer uptake in small lesions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address Gibbs artifacts in PET image reconstruction.
  • To improve tracer uptake quantification in small lesions.
  • To explore methods for enhancing multicenter data analysis through controlled spatial resolution.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporating the system's point spread function (PSF) into the reconstruction process.
  • Utilizing improved PSF models to impose a predefined spatial resolution.
  • Employing implicit or explicit assumptions about image features during reconstruction.

Main Results:

  • The unconstrained reconstruction problem lacks a unique solution when PSF is considered.
  • Maximum likelihood reconstruction often results in Gibbs artifacts affecting quantification.
  • Improving the PSF model can suppress noise and standardize spatial resolution.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing PET spatial resolution limitations is crucial for accurate quantitative analysis.
  • PSF modeling offers a strategy to mitigate artifacts and improve data consistency.
  • Controlled resolution via PSF improvement facilitates multicenter PET studies.