PET-CT small lesion quantitation and three-dimensional visualization

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Abstract
Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomography (PET-CT) is a non-invasive molecular imaging technology that plays an important role in thoracic oncology. Currently, PET-CT images are used primarily for cancer staging by assessing the likelihood of malignancy and the likelihood for disease metastasis. More widespread adoption of this modality has been limited by its unreliability for characterizing small lesions affected by the partial volume effect. This dissertation focuses on several novel approaches for combined PET-CT image quantitation in the presence of partial volume effects and three-dimensional visualization to facilitate more accurate characterization of suspicious lung lesions.

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Type of resource text
Form electronic; electronic resource; remote
Extent 1 online resource.
Publication date 2010
Issuance monographic
Language English

Creators/Contributors

Associated with Yerushalmi, David
Associated with Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering.
Primary advisor Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam
Thesis advisor Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam
Thesis advisor Paik, David
Thesis advisor Pelc, Norbert J
Advisor Paik, David
Advisor Pelc, Norbert J

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Genre Theses

Bibliographic information

Statement of responsibility David Yerushalmi.
Note Submitted to the Department of Bioengineering.
Thesis Thesis (Ph. D.)--Stanford University, 2010.
Location electronic resource

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Copyright
© 2010 by David Yerushalmi
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).

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