Abstract #1403
Bayesian segmentation of dual-echo UTE images for PET/MR attenuation correction
Gaspar Delso 1 , Michael Carl 1 , Florian Wiesinger 2 , Martin Hllner 3 , and Patrick Veit-Haibach 3
1
Global MR Applications & Workflow, GE
Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States,
2
GE
Global Research, Munich, Germany,
3
University
Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
MR-based attenuation correction is a critical component
of integrated PET/MR scanners. This is generally
achieved by segmenting MR images into a set of tissue
classes with known attenuation properties (e.g. bone,
fat, soft tissue, lung, air). Ultra-short echo time
(UTE) sequences capable of imaging tissues with short
T2* times (<1 ms) have been proposed in the past as a
means to locate bone tissue1-4. In this study, we used
tri-modality PET/CT+MR data from oncology patients to
develop an improved classification algorithm for the
localization of bone tissue in the head and neck area.
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