Joint correction of attenuation and scatter in image space using deep convolutional neural networks for dedicated brain < sup > 18 < /sup > F-FDG PET.
In conclusion, we demonstrated the feasibility of directly producing PET images corrected for attenuation and scatter using a DCNN (PET<sub>DCNN</sub>) from PET<sub>NC</sub> in image space without requiring conventional attenuation map generation and time-consuming scatter correction. Additionally, our DCNN-based method provides a possible alternative to MR-ASC for simultaneous PET/MRI.
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Source: Physics in Medicine and Biology - Category: Physics Authors: Yang J, Park D, Gullberg GT, Seo Y Tags: Phys Med Biol Source Type: research
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