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Alan Miranda¹, Tina Kroll², Vanessa Schweda²

¹Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.

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We developed new methods to improve motion tracking accuracy in positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans. These corrections enhance image quality for clearer reconstructions in both mice and rats.

Keywords:

PET brain motion correction motion tracking

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is crucial for neurological research and diagnostics.
Motion artifacts, particularly head motion in animal studies, significantly degrade PET image quality.
Accurate motion correction is essential for reliable interpretation of PET scans.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance the accuracy of motion tracking data used in PET imaging.
To improve the quality of motion-corrected PET reconstructions by addressing tracking errors.
To develop methods for correcting marker displacement and residual translation errors.

Main Methods:

Developed a novel method to correct for marker/skin displacement on the skull during head tracking.
Implemented additional corrections for small residual translation errors (1-2 mm) in tracking data.
Applied list-mode, even-by-event motion correction reconstruction using corrected tracking data (MC-DC, MC-DCT) in rodent PET scans ([18F]FDG and [18F]SynVesT-1).

Main Results:

Contrast in mice [18F]FDG scans improved by 3% (MC-DC) and 5% (MC-DCT) compared to standard motion correction (MC).
Contrast in mice [18F]SynVesT-1 scans showed improvements of 6% (MC-DC) and 7% (MC-DCT).
Rat [18F]FDG scans demonstrated contrast increases of 5% (MC-DC) and 9% (MC-DCT), indicating significant enhancement.

Conclusions:

The presented methods effectively correct for motion tracking errors in rodent PET brain scans.
These corrections lead to substantial improvements in image quality for motion-corrected reconstructions.
The developed techniques enhance the diagnostic and research utility of PET imaging in preclinical studies.