COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE

该项目涉及基于计算机的数学分析，模式 识别和图像处理，以支持诊断活动， 临床中心核医学部， 院所 多种应用包括：计算机化心电门控 放射性核素心室造影，心肌灌注显像，标记 单克隆抗体研究、脑解剖学研究和肺 通气-灌注关系。 技术发展包括： 评价个人计算机在核医学成像中的使用; 一种新型通用图像处理系统规范与开发 核医学部的设施;以及 方法，以促进自动多模态图像配准的 头部和其他解剖结构。

This project involves computer-based mathematical analysis, pattern recognition, and image processing in support of diagnostic activities in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Clinical Center and collaborating Institutes. Diverse applications include: computerized ECG-gated radionuclide ventriculography, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, tagged monoclonal antibody studies, brain anatomy studies and pulmonary ventilation-perfusion relationships. Technical developments include: evaluation of the use of personal computers in nuclear medicine imaging; the specification and development of a new general purpose image processing facility for the Nuclear Medicine Department; and the development of methods to facilitate automated multimodality image registration of the head and other anatomy.