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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a medical imaging technique involving radiopharmaceuticals — substances that emit short-lived radiation. Although the first PET scanner was introduced in 1961, it took 15 more years before radiopharmaceuticals were combined with the technique and revolutionized its potential.
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    Positron range correction (PRC) using PRC-TP improves PET imaging resolution and texture, maintaining contrast recovery and enhancing radiomics analysis for better diagnostic accuracy.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Imaging
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Image Reconstruction

    Background:

    • Positron range blurring limits PET resolution, especially with high-energy emitters like 82Rb.
    • This blurring causes contrast loss and spill-out effects at tissue interfaces, impacting image quality.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce PRC-TP, a novel positron range correction framework designed for explicit texture preservation.
    • To decouple deterministic resolution recovery from stochastic texture restoration in PET imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • A nnFormer-based neural network was trained on Monte Carlo simulations for positron range correction (PRC).
    • An auxiliary Noise2Noise model and Model-consistent Texture Re-Injection (MTRI) were used to restore image noise and texture.
    • The framework utilizes attenuation maps for anatomical context during reconstruction.

    Main Results:

    • PRC-TP achieved high contrast recovery (98.96-99.04%) and restored noise/CNR closer to reference levels.
    • MTRI formulation demonstrated excellent agreement with ground truth for global texture amplitude.
    • Radiomics analysis showed improved agreement with ground truth across texture-sensitive features.

    Conclusions:

    • PRC-TP is a practical framework for PET imaging, offering effective resolution recovery with texture preservation.
    • The method shows promise for improving diagnostic accuracy in 82Rb PET scans by enhancing image texture and detail.