Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation
Description
Fusion of MicroSPECT images with CT images enables us to match the
radioactivity distribution of SPECT with the anatomical map of CT. First we scan
the animal using MicroCT (duration 2 min). Subsequently the animal bed is
moved to the SPECT camera (without moving the animal) and a SPECT study is
acquired (25 min). In order to correct for the translation between CT and SPECT
we use 6 fidicual markers that are visible on both imaging modalities. After image
reconstruction the SPECT image is aligned to the CT data based on the fidicual
markers using an automatic algorithm (C. Vanhove). Fused data sets are then
analyzes using AMIDE software (Loening et al.). During the presentation we will
discuss practical issues and review a number of MicroCT-SPECT images.