Small-Animal Spect Imaging PDF

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By Matthew A. Kupinski and Harrison H. Barrett

Small-Animal SPECT Imaging offers a comprehensive overview of the cutting edge imaging tool that can aid in drug development, drug research, molecular imaging, and imaging science. It represents contributions of the world’s leading researchers in small-animal SPECT imaging, providing coverage from the basic physics of SPECT imaging to animal studies. Important integrated sections on animal handling, image quality assessment, and reconstruction algorithms are included, allowing its audience to design and run their own studies.

Small-Animal SPECT Imaging is aimed at researchers performing imaging to study the effects of drugs, molecular agents, and treatments, including molecular imaging scientists, imaging scientists; nuclear medicine researchers, and all those interested in the application of SPECT systems in the areas of cancer research, cardiovascular research, and gene therapy

Atlas Of Radiographic Interpretation In Small Animals, 2Nd Edition

Features

Features:

Scintillation and semiconductor detector technologies
Digital signal processing techniques
System modeling and reconstruction algorithms
Animal monitoring and handling, including anesthesia issues
Applications of small-animal imaging
Detailed sections on animal handling, image assessment, and reconstruction algorithms -allow readers to implement their own tailored studies

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Biomedical Significance of Small-Animal Imaging
Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT I
Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT II
The Animal in Animal Imaging
Objective Assessment of Image Quality
SPECT Imager Design and Data-Acquisition Systems
Computational Algorithms in Small-Animal Imaging
Reconstruction Algorithm with Resolution Deconvolution in a Small-Animal PET Imager
Estimates of Axial and Transaxial Resolution for One-, Two-, and Three-Camera Helical Pinhole SPECT
Pinhole Aperture Design for Small-Animal Imaging
Comparison of CsI(Ti) and Scintillating Plastic in a Multi-Pinhole/CCD-Based Gamma Camera for Small-Animal Low-Energy SPECT
Calibration of Scintillation Cameras and Pinhole SPECT Imaging Systems
Imaging Dopamine Transporters in a Mouse Brain with Single-Pinhole SPECT
A Micro-SPECT/CT System for Imaging of AA-Amyloidosis in Mice
Feasibility of Micro-SPECT/CT Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaques in a Transgenic Mouse Model
Effect of Respiratory Motion on Plaque Imaging in the Mouse Using Tc-99m Labeled Annexin-V
Calibration and Performance of the Fully Engineered YAP-(S)PET Scanner for Small Rodents
A Small-Animal SPECT Imaging System Utilizing Position Tracking of Unanesthetized Mice
A Multidetector High-Resolution SPECT/CT Scanner with Continuous Scanning Capability
High-Resolution Multi-Pinhole Imaging Using Silicon Detectors
Development and Characterization of a High-Resolution MicroSPECT System for Small-Animal Imaging
High-Resolution Radionuclide Imaging Using Focusing Gamma-Ray Optics
SPECT/Micro-CT Imaging of Bronchial Angiogenesis in a Rat
Projection and Pinhole-Based Data Acquisition for Small-Animal SPECT Using Storage Phosphor Technology
Cardiac Pinhole-Gated SPECT in Small Animals