| Title |
Wide beam reconstruction for half-dose or half-time cardiac gated SPECT acquisitions: optimization of resources and reduction in radiation exposure
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| Published in |
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, November 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00259-010-1654-3 |
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| Authors |
Claudio Marcassa, Riccardo Campini, Orazio Zoccarato, Paolo Calza |
| Abstract |
A new iterative reconstruction algorithm (WBR™) has been recently proposed for cardiac single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The WBR™ technology is designed to reduce noise, improving lesion identification without affecting the image resolution, allowing SPECT studies with reduced count statistic. This allows for either half-time (HT) or half-dose (HD) cardiac SPECT, with image quality and quantitative data comparable to standard-time (ST) or standard-dose (SD) SPECT. Few data exist on the comparison between conventional filtered backprojection (FBP) and this new algorithm in a clinical setting. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of FBP and WBR™. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 32 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 31% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 3 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 41% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 6 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |