Title
Motion correction of multi-frame PET data in neuroreceptor mapping: simulation based validation.
Abstract
Patient motion during positron emission tomography scanning can affect the accuracy of the data analysis in two ways: 1) movement occurring during emission data acquisition alters the time activity curves (TACs), measured at a voxel or region of interest (ROI), and hence introduces errors in the parameter estimates derived from kinetic modeling; 2) emission–transmission mismatches introduce errors during attenuation and scatter correction, and hence in the radioactivity distribution estimates for each time frame of the scan. With the aim of designing an algorithm-based frame realignment method, we first conducted investigations that aimed at optimizing the parameters of a coregistration method, such as the choice of the target volume and the similarity criterion. Based on these results we designed a novel frame realignment strategy in a multi-step algorithm using uncorrected reconstructed images, cross-correlation similarity criteria for the determination of inter-frame motion parameters and emission-transmission mismatch for each frame. Features and validation results are reported here based on a multi-subject simulated [11C]raclopride dynamic PET scan database incorporating intra-frame movements of various magnitudes and with various times of occurrence. Performances of the proposed algorithm were evaluated at regional and voxel-based level for binding potential parametric images.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.05.052
NeuroImage
Keywords
Field
DocType
PET,Patient motion correction,Inter frame registration,Binding potential,Brain,Simulation
Voxel,Computer science,Cognitive psychology,Positron emission tomography,Artificial intelligence,Motion correction,Computer vision,Data acquisition,Algorithm,Parametric statistics,Attenuation,Region of interest,Binding potential
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
47
4
1053-8119
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
1.00
8
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nicolas Costes1478.25
Alain Dagher2549.26
Kevin Larcher3111.91
Alan C. Evans43045574.95
D. Louis Collins53915403.90
Anthonin Reilhac6508.20