Abstract
Applying structural information from x-ray computed tomograghy (CT) to image reconstruction in positron emission tomography (PET) for compensation of the effect of photon attenuation can provide improved quality of the reconstructed PET images. CT and PET scans can be registered precisely using a surface-matching technique. Anatomical maps are then obtained by reslicing the CT images along the PET image planes. Attenuation coefficient maps for the corresponding PET images can be derived from the anatomical maps by considering the difference in photon energies observed in CT and in PET. These attenuation coefficient maps are reprojected to produce a set of attenuation correction factors for each projection profile. PET images reconstructed using these attenuation correction factors exhibit significant reduction in noise. 1.
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