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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59773
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71033
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractWe use signal detection and estimation and simulation methods to optimize the collimator in SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) medical imaging systems. A SPECT system images a radiopharmaceutical in the body to produce raw data called the sinogram that is then reconstructed to form a viewable image. The important imaging component is the collimator which controls a noise/resolution tradeoff in the sinogram. A signal like a tumor can be lost in the blur and noise of the sinogram. We apply an ideal observer to the sinogram to find the best collimator. We address two tasks (1) detect and localize a single signal; (2) detect and localize multiple signals. Task performance of the ideal observer is measured as area under the LROC (Location Receiver Operating Characteristic) curve for task (1), and area under the AFROC (Alternative free response ROC) curve for task (2). In general, we show that low efficiency collimators that yield blurry images with low relative noise outperform conventional clinical collimators that yield higher resolution but noisier images.
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dcterms.contributorDjuric, Petar.en_US
dcterms.contributorGindi, Geneen_US
dcterms.creatorLu, Yihuan
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-05-22T17:35:10Z
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dcterms.dateSubmitted2013-05-22T17:35:10Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2015-04-24T14:45:39Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_US
dcterms.extent67 pg.en_US
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dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/59773
dcterms.identifierLu_grad.sunysb_0771M_10799en_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/71033
dcterms.issued2011-12-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectMedical imaging and radiology
dcterms.subjectCollimator, detection, localization, SPECT
dcterms.titleCollimator Optimization for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using Detection and Localization Tasks
dcterms.typeThesis


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