A method for synchronizing an external respiratory signal with a list-mode PET acquisition
- INSERM, U650, Brest, F-29200 (France)
A method is proposed to synchronize positron emission tomography (PET) list-mode data with an externally recorded respiratory signal in the absence of a master clock. When the respiratory signal reaches a user-defined threshold, a trigger mark is stored in the list-mode file. After the acquisition, synchronization is achieved when the stored trigger marks are superimposed on the respiratory curve to form a horizontal line over time at the user-defined threshold. Synchronization was possible and unequivocal for ten out of ten clinical studies. The list-mode acquisition actually started approximately 40 and 4 s after acquisition initiation at the user interface of the Philips Gemini and the GE DLS PET-CT systems, respectively.
- OSTI ID:
- 21032856
- Journal Information:
- Medical Physics, Vol. 34, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1118/1.2791036; (c) 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-2405
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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