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    • Medical Imaging
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Physics

    Background:

    • Continuous scintillators are regaining prominence in positron emission tomography (PET) due to technical advancements.
    • These detectors possess unique characteristics that offer potential advantages over traditional pixelated devices.
    • Current iterative reconstruction methods in PET may not fully leverage these advantages if detector peculiarities are ignored.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the peculiarities of continuous scintillators in PET reconstruction.
    • To propose a novel, adapted iterative reconstruction framework for continuous scintillators.
    • To enhance the exploitation of continuous scintillator advantages in PET imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • A comprehensive review of existing literature on continuous scintillator PET reconstruction.
    • Development of a new method for computing the system matrix, replacing Gaussian approximations with Monte Carlo estimation.
    • Incorporation of optical photon effects into the reconstruction model.
    • Integration of all adapted elements into a unified reconstruction framework.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed method accounts for optical photon effects, crucial for continuous scintillators.
    • A novel system matrix computation using Monte Carlo estimation is introduced.
    • The developed framework is the first to be fully adapted to continuous scintillator detectors.
    • Preliminary imaging results demonstrate improved image quality using the adapted reconstruction.

    Conclusions:

    • Adapting iterative reconstruction to the specific nature of continuous scintillators is essential for maximizing their benefits.
    • The proposed Monte Carlo-based system matrix and optical photon modeling offer a more accurate PET image reconstruction.
    • This work provides a comprehensive framework for continuous scintillator PET, paving the way for enhanced diagnostic capabilities.