Three-Dimensional Simulation of Time-Coded Emission Tomography
Van Giessen, J. W., Viergever, M. A.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.1984.4307644
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 3 (1), p. 1-9
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the potentialities of a time-coded single photon emissive imaging system for thyroid tomography. We have performed three-dimensional simulation studies in order to answer two questions: 1) does this coded aperture device produce good quality reconstructions, and 2) can the reconstruction be carried out sufficiently fast on a microcomputer. Our study leads to the conclusion that both questions can be answered affirmatively. Hence, time-coded emission tomography is a potentially useful imaging technique for diagnostic clinical practice.