Processing

Category Processing Term Weighted Averaging Definition of Weighted Averaging Combining Frames Or Signals With Weights To Emphasize Recent Data Or Reduce Noise Notes About Weighted Averaging Used In Temporal Smoothing

Category Processing Term Motion Correction Nuclear Medicine Definition of Motion Correction Nuclear Medicine Techniques To Compensate For Patient Motion During Acquisition To Improve Image Quality Notes About Motion Correction Nuclear Medicine Includes Gating And Software Correction

Category Processing Term SNR Enhancement Definition of SNR Enhancement Techniques To Improve Signal To Noise Ratio Such As Averaging And Filtering Notes About SNR Enhancement Improves Low Flow Detection

Category Processing Term Reverberation Suppression Definition of Reverberation Suppression Techniques To Reduce Multiple Reflection Artifacts Notes About Reverberation Suppression Includes Spatial And Temporal Filters

Category Processing Term Image Registration CT Definition of Image Registration CT Aligning CT Images From Different Times Or Modalities For Comparison And Fusion Notes About Image Registration CT Important For Treatment Planning And Follow Up

Category Processing Term Tissue Motion Tracking Definition of Tissue Motion Tracking Algorithms To Follow Tissue Movement For Strain And Deformation Analysis Notes About Tissue Motion Tracking Used In Cardiac And Vascular Studies

Category Processing Term Scatter Correction PET Definition of Scatter Correction PET Estimating And Removing Scattered Coincident Events From PET Data To Improve Contrast And Quantitation Notes About Scatter Correction PET Implemented In Reconstruction

Category Processing Term Image Intensity Normalization Definition of Image Intensity Normalization Standardizing Image Brightness Across Studies For Comparison Notes About Image Intensity Normalization Useful In Longitudinal Follow Up

Category Processing Term Motion Compensation Definition of Motion Compensation Algorithms To Reduce Motion Artifacts During Freehand 3D Or Long Exposures Notes About Motion Compensation Improves Image Stability