Respiratory signal estimation for cardiac perfusion SPECT using deep learning.

Journal: Medical physics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Respiratory motion induces artifacts in reconstructed cardiac perfusion SPECT images. Correction for respiratory motion often relies on a respiratory signal describing the heart displacements during breathing. However, using external tracking devices to estimate respiratory signals can add cost and operational complications in a clinical setting.

Authors

  • Yuan Chen
    Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
  • P Hendrik Pretorius
  • Clifford Lindsay
    Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Yongyi Yang
    Medical Imaging Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3440 S. Dearborn St., Suite 100, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA.
  • Michael A King