Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is playing an increasingly important role in modern medicine for imaging the brain, liver, kidneys, prostate, and other organs. The broad objectives of the project are to develop non-iterative methods for accurate and efficient reconstruction of three-dimensional (3D) images in SPECT and to evaluate these methods in clinical applications. Non-iterative methods for image reconstruction in SPECT are inherently computationally efficient. They are attractive in practice because they avoid problems that plague other methods. Most importantly, they can facilitate a closed-form: analysis of image statistics and aliasing, allowing the development of strategies for optimal suppression of the effects of noise, aliasing, and other errors. The research on non-iterative methods will significantly enhance the ability of SPECT to detect subtle lesions and to quantify accurately physiologic parameters in research and clinical applications. This proposal is intended specifically for further development of non-iterative, statistically optimal, computationally efficient, and numerically robust reconstruction methods in 3D SPECT and for evaluation of these methods in clinical SPECT studies such as In-111 Prostascint SPECT imaging of prostate cancer. We expect that the proposed methods will adequately compensate for the effects of photon attenuation, distance dependent spatial resolution, and data noise. We will apply methods developed by other investigators to compensate for scatter. We believe that our research will significantly strengthen the ability of SPECT for detecting subtle lesions in clinical applications.
The specific aims of the proposed research are (1) to fur ther develop non-iterative methods for optimal estimation of the ideal sinogram, (2) to develop adaptive and robust filtering approaches, (3) to investigate and mitigate the effects of additional sources of error, (4) to evaluate the proposed methods using phantom studies, and (5) to evaluate the proposed methods in clinical studies.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01EB002765-10
Application #
6877062
Study Section
Diagnostic Imaging Study Section (DMG)
Program Officer
Mclaughlin, Alan Charles
Project Start
1996-04-01
Project End
2007-03-31
Budget Start
2005-04-01
Budget End
2007-03-31
Support Year
10
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$309,261
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Chicago
Department
Radiation-Diagnostic/Oncology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
005421136
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60637
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