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1. Introduction
2. To see what's inside
3. SPECT: functional imaging
4. Use of SPECT to find the infection site (1)
5. Use of SPECT to find the infection site (2)
6. Use of SPECT to find the infection site (3)
7. Radiopharmaceuticals
8. Emission computed tomography (1)
9. Emission computed tomography (2)
10. X-rays
11. X-rays generation
12. Gamma ray "generation"
13. Radioactivity
14. Production of radionuclides - Cyclotron
15. Production of radionuclides - Nuclear reactor
16. Neutron capture
17. Disintegration
18. Types of radioactive decay: beta(-) emisson (1)
19. Types of radioactive decay: beta(-) emission (2)
20. Tc-99m
21. Electron capture
22. SPECT instrumentation (1)
23. SPECT instrumentation (2)
24. SPECT camera
25. Collimators
26. Types of collimators
27. A SPECT Collimator's image
28. Scintillator and photo multiplier tubes
29. How do photo multiplier tubes work
30. The electric circuits
31. Anger logic (1)
32. Anger logic (2)
33. Detected photon energy distribution
34. PHA (Pulse Height Analyzer)
35. Image quality (degradation factors) SPECT
36. Attenuation
37. Scatter
38. Energy spectrum with patient in place
39. Collimator blurring
40. Poisson noise
41. Image reconstruction (1)
42. Iterative reconstruction - projection
43. Iterative reconstruction - back projection
44. Image reconstruction (2)
45. Image reconstruction (3)
46. Iterative reconstruction principle
47. FBP: an example
48. Summary: SPECT is functional imaging
49. Summary: nuclear tracers emit gamma-rays
50. Summary: in the body, radioactive nucleus decays
51. Summary: Gamma-rays are detected by a camera
52. Summary: images reconstructed from projections
53. Summary: many factors can affect image quality
54. Thank you

Topics Covered

• SPECT is functional imaging
• Emission tomography
• Basics of nuclear physics
• SPECT instrumentation
• SPECT imaging
• SPECT image reconstruction

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• Medical Imaging

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• Methods

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Publication History

• Published on April 1, 2010

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Larry Zeng has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.