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  • Title: [Response analysis for an approximate 3-D image reconstruction in cone-beam SPECT].
    Author: Murayama H, Nohara N.
    Journal: Kaku Igaku; 1991 Sep; 28(9):1041-7. PubMed ID: 1770656.
    Abstract:
    Cone-beam Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) offers the potential for a large increase in sensitivity as compared with parallel hole or fan-beam collimation. Three-dimensional image reconstruction was approximately accomplished by backprojecting filtered projections using a two-dimensional fan-beam algorithm. The cone-beam projection data were formed from mathematical phantoms as analytically derived line integrals of the density. In order to reduce the processing time, the filtered projections were backprojected into each planes parallel to the circle on which the focal point moved. Discrepancy of source position and degradation of resolution were investigated by computer simulation in three-dimensional image space. The obtained results suggest that, the nearer to the central plane or the axis of rotation, the less image degradation is performed. By introducing a parameter of angular difference between the focal point and fixed point in the image space during rotation, degradation of the reconstructed image can be estimated for any cone-beam SPECT system.
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