Open AccessOptimization of scatter correction method in samarium-153 single-photon emission computed tomography using triple-energy window: A monte carlo simulation study
Author(s) -
Hicham Asmi,
Farida Bentayeb,
Youssef Bouzekraoui,
Faustino Bonutti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_11_20
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , imaging phantom , collimator , image quality , optics , physics , energy (signal processing) , image resolution , photon , photon energy , nuclear medicine , medicine , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , computer science , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
In single-photon emission computed tomography imaging, the presence of scatter degrades image quality. The goal of this study is to optimize the main- and sub-energy windows for triple-energy window (TEW) method using Monte Carlo SImulating Medical Imaging Nuclear Detectors (SIMIND) code for samarium-153 (Sm-153) imaging.