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Quantitative Image Analysis in Tomography

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In tomography, quantitative image analysis – or quantitation in short – is the extraction of parameters from an image or a set of images, as opposed to visual analysis. Quantitation is expected to provide objective, accurate, precise, reproducible, and efficient image interpretation, hence making the most of the signal delivered by the imaging device to the patient benefit. In this chapter, we explain the main steps required for quantitative image analysis, and give an overview of the class of methods appropriate for quantitation of static images, and also of dynamic image series.

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  1. Imaging and Modeling in Neurobiology and Cancerology (IMNC) Lab, Orsay Cedex, France

    Irène Buvat

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  1. Center for Particle Physics, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

    Ivor Fleck

  2. IRFU, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    Maxim Titov

  3. Department of Physics, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

    Claus Grupen

  4. Unité Imagerie Moléculaire In Vivo, Orsay, France

    Irène Buvat

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Buvat, I. (2021). Quantitative Image Analysis in Tomography. In: Fleck, I., Titov, M., Grupen, C., Buvat, I. (eds) Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93785-4_41

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