Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation

  1. Nuclear Medicine Imaging
    1. Principles of Radioactivity
      1. Atomic Structure and Radioactive Decay
        1. Nuclear Stability
          1. Decay Modes
            1. Alpha Decay
              1. Beta Decay
                1. Gamma Decay
                  1. Electron Capture
                  2. Decay Constants and Half-Life
                    1. Physical Half-Life
                      1. Biological Half-Life
                        1. Effective Half-Life
                      2. Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals
                        1. Production Methods
                          1. Reactor-Produced
                            1. Cyclotron-Produced
                              1. Generator Systems
                              2. Selection Criteria
                                1. Half-Life Considerations
                                  1. Radiation Type and Energy
                                    1. Chemical Properties
                                    2. Pharmacokinetics
                                      1. Uptake Mechanisms
                                        1. Distribution
                                          1. Clearance
                                      2. Radiation Detection
                                        1. Scintillation Detectors
                                          1. Scintillation Process
                                            1. Scintillator Materials
                                              1. Sodium Iodide
                                                1. Cesium Iodide
                                                  1. Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate
                                                  2. Photomultiplier Tubes
                                                    1. Photoelectric Effect
                                                      1. Electron Multiplication
                                                    2. Semiconductor Detectors
                                                      1. Cadmium Zinc Telluride
                                                        1. Silicon Photomultipliers
                                                        2. Gas-Filled Detectors
                                                          1. Ionization Chambers
                                                            1. Proportional Counters
                                                              1. Geiger-Müller Counters
                                                            2. Planar Scintigraphy
                                                              1. Gamma Camera
                                                                1. Collimator Design
                                                                  1. Parallel Hole
                                                                    1. Converging
                                                                      1. Diverging
                                                                        1. Pinhole
                                                                        2. Scintillation Crystal
                                                                          1. Photomultiplier Tube Array
                                                                            1. Position Logic Circuits
                                                                            2. Image Quality Factors
                                                                              1. Spatial Resolution
                                                                                1. Sensitivity
                                                                                  1. Uniformity
                                                                                    1. Linearity
                                                                                    2. Quality Control
                                                                                      1. Daily Checks
                                                                                        1. Periodic Testing
                                                                                          1. Acceptance Testing
                                                                                        2. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
                                                                                          1. SPECT Instrumentation
                                                                                            1. Rotating Gamma Camera
                                                                                              1. Multi-Head Systems
                                                                                                1. Collimator Selection
                                                                                                2. Data Acquisition
                                                                                                  1. Projection Angles
                                                                                                    1. Acquisition Time
                                                                                                      1. Matrix Size
                                                                                                      2. Image Reconstruction
                                                                                                        1. Filtered Back-Projection
                                                                                                          1. Iterative Methods
                                                                                                            1. Ordered Subset Expectation Maximization
                                                                                                            2. Attenuation Correction
                                                                                                              1. Scatter Correction
                                                                                                              2. Clinical Applications
                                                                                                                1. Cardiac Perfusion
                                                                                                                  1. Brain Imaging
                                                                                                                    1. Bone Scanning
                                                                                                                  2. Positron Emission Tomography
                                                                                                                    1. Physics of Positron Emission
                                                                                                                      1. Positron Annihilation
                                                                                                                        1. Coincidence Detection
                                                                                                                          1. Line of Response
                                                                                                                          2. PET Instrumentation
                                                                                                                            1. Detector Design
                                                                                                                              1. Block Detectors
                                                                                                                                1. Pixelated Detectors
                                                                                                                                2. Coincidence Circuits
                                                                                                                                  1. Time-of-Flight PET
                                                                                                                                    1. Timing Resolution
                                                                                                                                      1. Localization Accuracy
                                                                                                                                    2. Image Reconstruction
                                                                                                                                      1. Analytical Methods
                                                                                                                                        1. Statistical Methods
                                                                                                                                          1. Corrections
                                                                                                                                            1. Attenuation Correction
                                                                                                                                              1. Scatter Correction
                                                                                                                                                1. Random Coincidence Correction
                                                                                                                                              2. Radiopharmaceuticals
                                                                                                                                                1. FDG
                                                                                                                                                  1. Glucose Metabolism
                                                                                                                                                    1. Oncology Applications
                                                                                                                                                    2. Other Tracers
                                                                                                                                                      1. Amyloid Imaging
                                                                                                                                                        1. Dopamine Transporter
                                                                                                                                                          1. Cardiac Tracers
                                                                                                                                                      2. Hybrid Imaging Systems
                                                                                                                                                        1. PET/CT
                                                                                                                                                          1. System Integration
                                                                                                                                                            1. Attenuation Correction
                                                                                                                                                              1. Anatomical Localization
                                                                                                                                                                1. Clinical Workflow
                                                                                                                                                                2. SPECT/CT
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Low-Dose CT
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Attenuation and Scatter Correction
                                                                                                                                                                    2. PET/MRI
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Technical Challenges
                                                                                                                                                                        1. MRI Compatibility
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Attenuation Correction
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Clinical Applications
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Neuroimaging
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Pediatric Imaging

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